Coffee Cake with Maria Biscuits Recipe

This coffee cake with Maria biscuits (bolo de café com bolacha Maria), is delicious and makes a great dessert.

2 h 15 min 8 servings Very Easy Prep time 2 h 15 min Cooking Time n/a

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Ingredients

2 packs of Maria biscuits, about 400 grams1/2 cup of warm coffee1 and 1/3 cups of softened butter2 cups of sugar2 eggs1 cup of cold coffee (to soak the biscuits)

Directions

In a bowl beat the butter with the sugar until a homogeneous cream is obtained.
Separate the yolks from the egg whites, add the yolks to the previous cream and beat very well.
Gradually add the warm coffee, stirring constantly until a smooth cream is obtained.
Beat the egg whites until firm and add them to the cream, mixing gently.
In a cake pan, alternate layers of soaked biscuits in cold coffee and layers of cream.
The last layer should be cream.
Refrigerate for a few hours and serve.

Adapted from a Recipe by: lidl.pt