Spoon brigadeiro with cocoa powder (Brigadeiro de colher)

1 lata de condensed milk (doce de milk em lata, pronto para uso)
1 colher de butter ou margarina (para dar brilho e textura creamy)
3 tablespoons de chocolate em pó (cacau em pó de boa qualidade)

Look for the ingredients in well-stocked supermarkets, fresh produce markets, butchers, fishmongers, baking suppliers and shops that carry Brazilian or Latin American foods. Cultural ingredients such as palmito, requeijao, catupiry, cassava flour, goiabada, cachaca, pacoca, charque and moranga are best used as originally named; substitutes should only be used when necessary and treated as substitutes.

Spoon brigadeiro with cocoa powder is soft chocolate brigadeiro, prepared in a way that keeps the dish's original identity, ingredients and technique intact. The quantities, cooking times and temperatures follow the source recipe so the flavour and texture stay faithful.

The method is organised step by step: prepare the ingredients, make the dough, filling, sauce, cream or main component as required, then finish the dish for serving. It is written for a home kitchen while respecting the Brazilian culinary context where the recipe calls for it.