5 carioca Recipes

unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, sifted,plus more for pan, eggs, sugar, sugar, cold water, water, very finely ground-for-espresso coffee (2 packed cups), instant espresso or 1/2 tsp instant coffee, heavy cream, eggs, at room temperature, egg yolks, at room temperature, bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, sugar, water, sliced blanched almonds, dutch-processed cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, dutch-processed cocoa powder, heavy cream

sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour can be used as a substitute), sweetened flaked coconut, coconut milk, cooking oil, brown sugar, coconut milk

peanut oil or unsalted butter, ripe bananas, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick, onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup), chopped green pepper, chopped red pepper, chopped celery, scallions, trimmed and sliced (white and green parts ), minced garlic, fresh scotch bonnet pepper or 1 jalapeno pepper, minced, salt

hot pepper sauce, olive oil, white vinegar, fresh parsley, finely chopped, cilantro, finely chopped, salt & pepper, to taste, serrano peppers, chopped, onion, diced, tomato, seeded & chopped, avocado, peeled and chopped, hardboiled egg, chopped