Čupavci

In case you get evening sugar craving I believe that this traditional Croatian recipe will satisfy your taste!

We call it čupavci and there is literally no good translation for it so I give you opportunity to give it a name 

For biscuit you will need:

·         220 g sugar

·         3 eggs

·         180 ml butter or oil

·         300 g plain flour

·         1 teaspoon of baking powder

·         100 ml milk

For chocolate cream:

·         250 g butter

·         150 g cooking chocolate

·         200 g sugar

·         200 ml milk

·         1 teaspoon of rum ( you can use food flavouring rum)

Sprinkle:

·         300 g desiccated coconut

In case you don’t like coconut go ahead and use something else, like chocolate flakes or powder

1.       Set oven on 180 °C

2.       Separate yolk from egg white (here is little help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAp8pEaWB1Y )

3.       Mix egg white with sugar until it turns white and fluffy

4.       Add oil/butter and half of flour

5.       Add baking powder, yolk , milk and rest of flour

6.       Pour into baking tray which you covered with baking paper or butter

7.       Bake about 25-30 min until it start to separate from tray or baking paper

8.       Set it to cool and in meantime prepare chocolate cream

9.       Melt butter and chocolate

10.   Add sugar and then milk

11.   Remove from fire and add rum

12.   Cut biscuit into shapes you like

13.   Dip each one in cream and then into coconut making sure all sides are covered

Enjoy your pile of happiness J