Coconut and egg yolk puddings

Any pudding or cake with this many eggs in the recipe is likely to be of Portuguese origin, but the addition of coconut gives these little cakes a Caribbean flavour. They have an African name too, from the dialect spoken by the slaves brought to Brazil; quindim (pronounced ‘keen-jean’) means ‘girlish charms’ - a fitting name for these delicate little puddings. Made with just four ingredients, these tiny glistening golden treats make a wonderful dessert or can be served as a mid-morning coff