Banana cake with farofa: grandma's recipe that melts in your mouth

Banana cuca with farofa is a culinary treasure, a recipe that transcends generations and transports us to the fond memories of grandma's kitchen.

This classic of Brazilian cuisine is more than just a dessert, it's a melt-in-your-mouth experience, combining the softness of bananas with the irresistible crunchiness of farofa.

And it will definitely make you remember your time with your family, and even more, appreciate your grandmother who probably prepared this quite often.

This is because it is such a traditional recipe that it is passed down through the generations, from mothers or fathers, to their children. 

Banana cuca recipe with farofa

Now let's find out how to prepare the most delicious and flavorful banana cake with farofa that you've ever tried in your life. Apart from your grandmother's, of course.

Let's start with the ingredients for the cuca:

• 1 egg;
• 1 pinch of salt;
• 8 silver bananas cut into slices;
• 2 cups of wheat flour;
• 1 cup of milk;
• 2 tablespoons of biological yeast;
• 2 tablespoons of butter;
• 8 tablespoons of sugar.

To prepare the cuca farofa, you will need the following ingredients:

• cinnamon powder;
• 5 tablespoons of sugar;
• 3 to 4 tablespoons of butter;
• 5 tablespoons of wheat flour.

Method of preparation

And to get to the interesting part, start with the cuca and its ingredients, in a bowl mix the egg, butter, sugar and salt, mixing well to take on the appearance of an eggnog.

Then add the flour, milk and yeast and keep stirring so that there are no lumps. Ideally, the dough should be very homogeneous.

And after you finish mixing, grease your pan with butter, pour in the dough and add the banana slices on top of the dough.

After doing this, we will move on to the cuca farofa, start by mixing all the ingredients, such as the butter, flour, sugar and cinnamon with your hands.

Once it turns into a crumble, place it on top of the bananas and dough and let it rise for up to 30 minutes.

Then you can put it in the oven at medium temperature for up to 40 minutes, very practical and quick.

Although we tell you to use silver bananas, you can use any type of banana to prepare your cuca, with plantains being the most traditional.

Many people also add nuts, chestnuts and even chocolate to add to their stuffing, which goes on top of the cuca dough.

Banana cuca with farofa is not only a delicious recipe, but also an emotional legacy that lasts through generations.

It is more than a dessert that melts in your mouth; it is a link between past and present, between grandparents and grandchildren, transmitting not only irresistible flavors, but also the values of love, tradition and care that permeate home cooking.