10 simple, crunchy and delicious options

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A German recipe for there delicious, the cuca is that kind of sweet that makes your mouth water and leaves the stomach warm. It’s a versatile recipe that can be made with different fillings and two types of fermentation. Was with desire to prepare there in your home? So, check out these wonderful recipes and enjoy!

1. Cuca simple

Ingredients

FAROFA

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons of butter

BUTTER

• 1 egg
• 1 yolk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt

Directions

1. In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, butter and mix until it becomes a fluffy mixture. Set aside;
2. In another bowl, put the egg, the yolk, the butter, the sugar and mix everything very well;
3. Add the powdered milk, the milk, and stir again;
4. Lastly, add the flour, yeast, and salt and mix until smooth;
5. Transfer to a greased baking pan, pour the farofa on top, and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for thirty-five minutes.

2. Guava Cake

Ingredients

FAROFA

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons margarine

BUTTER

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 and 1/2 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Guava chunks

Directions

1. In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, cinnamon, margarine and mix until it forms a fluffy mixture. Set aside;
2. In another bowl put the sugar, eggs, and margarine, and mix until smooth;
3. Add the milk, flour, and stir again;
4. Add the yeast, mix gently and transfer dough to a greased and floured baking pan;
5. Place guava and farofa on top;
6. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for forty minutes.

3. Cake with powdered milk and guava

Ingredients

Directions

1. In a vessel, put the yeast, a little warm milk, and let it rest for ten minutes;
2. In a bowl put the eggs, sugar, butter, powdered milk, and salt, and mix until homogeneous;
3. Add the activated yeast and gradually add the flour and milk;
4. Transfer to a workbench and knead until a smooth, fluffy dough is obtained;
5. Place in a bowl and let rise for one hour;
6. In a bowl, place the flour, caster sugar, butter and mix until it forms a fluffy mixture; set aside;
7. Open the dough on a smooth, clean workbench and place the guava pieces on top;
8. Roll up and transfer to a greased English cake pan;
9. Brush a yolk over the top and sprinkle the flour;
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for forty minutes.

4. Cake with lemon zest

Ingredients

Directions

1. In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, butter, baking powder and cinnamon and mix until fluffy. Put aside;
2. In a bowl, put the eggs, sugar, and mix well;
3. Add the oil and milk and stir again;
4. Add, little by little, the flour, until a homogeneous mass is formed;
5. Add the lemon zest and yeast, and stir a little more;
6. Transfer to a greased baking pan and pour the farofa on top;
7. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for thirty-five minutes;
8. For the fondant syrup place the icing sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and stir until a syrup forms;
9. When the cuca is baked, add the syrup on top and enjoy!

5. Coconut Cake

Ingredients

FAROFA

• 200 g grated coconut
• Condensed milk to taste
• 1 tablespoon margarine

BUTTER

• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon baking powder

Directions

1. In a bowl, place the shredded coconut, the margarine and a little condensed milk until it forms a fluffy mixture. Set aside;
2. In another bowl put the eggs, margarine, and sugar, and mix all very well;
3. Add the milk, flour, vanilla essence, and stir until a homogeneous mass is formed;
4. Add the yeast and mix gently;
5. Transfer to a greased baking pan and place the farofa of shredded coconut on top;
6. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for forty minutes.

6. Cake with cream

Ingredients

Directions

1. In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, oil, cinnamon and mix until it becomes a fluffy mixture. Put aside;
2. In a bowl, put the eggs, butter, cream, milk and beat everything very well;
3. Add the sugar and mix a little more;
4. Add the flour and yeast and mix until all is well incorporated;
5. Transfer to a greased baking pan and place the farofa on top;
6. Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for forty-five minutes.

7. Banana Cake

Ingredients

FAFORA

• 2 cups wheat flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• Cinnamon powder

BUTTER:

• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 8 bananas

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, margarine and cinnamon until it forms a fluffy mixture. Set aside;
2. In a bowl, place eggs, margarine, sugar, and beat until pale cream is obtained;
3. Add the flour, milk and mix again;
4. Lastly, add the yeast and mix gently;
5. Transfer to a greased baking pan and place the banana and farofa on top;
6. Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for forty minutes.

8. Cake with condensed milk

Ingredients

MASS

• 3 cups wheat flour
• 1 and 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 100 g margarine
• 1 tablespoon yeast

COVERING

• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 can of whole milk
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 box heavy cream

Directions

1. In a saucepan, place the condensed milk, the starch diluted in the milk, the sifted yolk, and the vanilla and cook over low heat for ten minutes;
2. As soon as it has warmed, pour in the heavy cream and set aside;
3. In a bowl put the flour, sugar, eggs, margarine, and baking powder, and mix all together very well, until it forms a coarse flour;
4. Put half into a greased baking pan, add the cream on top, and finish with the remainder of the farofa;
5. Bake in preheated oven at 180° for half an hour.

9. Cake stuffed with dulce de leche

Ingredients

FAROFA

• 100 g wheat flour
• 100 g sugar
• 40 g margarine
• Cinnamon powder

BUTTER

• 1 kg wheat flour
• 130 g sugar
• 10 g salt
• 15 g dry biological ferment
• 4 eggs
• 60 g margarine
• 260 ml milk
• 480 ml water
• 400 g dulce de leche

Directions

1. In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, margarine, cinnamon and mix until it forms a fluffy mixture. Set aside;
2. In a bowl, put the flour, sugar, salt, yeast and mix everything very well;
3. Add the eggs, margarine, milk, water, and begin to stir with your hands;
4. Knead until a homogeneous dough is obtained;
5. Transfer half the dough to a greased baking pan, fill with the dulce de leche and top with more dough;
6. Let rest for ten minutes, and then put the farofa on top;
7. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for fifty minutes.

10. Traditional gaucho cuca

Ingredients

MASS

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• Orange or lemon zest
• Nutmeg
• Cinnamon powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons lard
• 1 kg wheat flour
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons dry baking powder

FILLING

• 500 g Quark or ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• Cinnamon powder

FAROFA

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup sugar
• Cinnamon powder
• 3 tablespoons cream

Directions

1. In a bowl, put the eggs, sugar, orange or lemon zest, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, lard and mix everything very well;
2. Add the flour, milk, water, yeast and stir until well incorporated;
3. Transfer to a clean, floured surface and knead until smooth and homogeneous;
4. Place in bowl again and let rest for fifteen minutes;
5. In a bowl put the cheese, egg, sugar, cinnamon, and mix it all together very well;
6. Open the dough and fill with the cheese mixture;
7. Roll up, place in a greased English cake pan and let rest for half an hour;
8. In a bowl, place the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and cream and mix until it forms a fluffy mixture;
9. Brush an egg over the dough of the cuca and sprinkle the farofa on top;
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for forty-five minutes.

Very easy, isn’t it? It will be hard to eat just one piece! Enjoy and also check out these delicious sweet bread recipes.