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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Venezuelan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. MAKE COCONUT CREAM FILLING: | 2. Mix milk, yolks, and sugar in a saucepan and heat until mixture starts to thicken. | 3. Add Coco López and corn starch and continue to cook until the cream is thick and smooth. | 4. Cool to room temperature. | 5. CUT CAKE PIECES: | 6. If using ladyfingers, go to next step. | 7. If using sponge cake or pound cake, cut the cake into slices 1/2-inch thick. | 8. PREPARE BRANDY AND COCONUT: | 9. Mix brandy with sugar and water. | 10. LAYER CAKE (at least 2 layers): | 11. Cover bottom of 13 X 9 glass baking dish with some of the coconut cream filling, and layer ladyfingers or cake slices to cover. | 12. Pour some brandy/sugar/water over cake layer. Sprinkle a little ground cinnamon on top, then some coconut. | 13. Repeat in layers. | 14. Refrigerate overnight. | 15. PREPARE MERINGUE WHEN READY TO SERVE: | 16. Preheat broiler. | 17. In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. | 18. Beat in 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablesoon at a time. | 19. Beat in vanilla extract with the last tablespoon of sugar. | 20. Continue beating until egg whites hold a soft peak. | 21. Top the Bien Me Sabe with the meringue, sprinkle on a little cinnamon and coconut, and broil it a few seconds or 1 minute until the meringue is golden brown. (A culinary torch could be used instead of the broiler.). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	8	ounces	evaporated	521.6307	12.5645	5.1936	54.0682
egg yolk	6			328.44	3.6618	16.1772	27.0708
sugar	2	tablespoons		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
coco lopez	2	cans		-	-	-	-
cornstarch	2	tablespoons		60.96	14.6032	0.0416	0.008
sponge	24	lb		31570.6316	6640.7191	587.8669	293.9335
brandy	4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
sugar	1	tablespoon		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
cold water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
coconut	1	cup	thawed	283.2	12.184000000000001	2.6639999999999997	26.791999999999998
cinnamon			ground	-	-	-	-
egg white	6			102.96	1.4454	21.581999999999997	0.3366
cream tartar	1/2	teaspoon		3.87	0.9225	0.0	0.0
sugar	3/4	cup		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.