Traditional brazilian wedding cake

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 8 egg whites
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar + more to decorate
  • 1 cup dulce de leche


    • METHOD:

    Beat the egg whites, then fold in the yolks until they're fully mixed.
    Add the sugar and mix until incorporated.
    Add the flour, baking powder and lemon zest, and mix together by hand.

    Pour into a pan lined with buttered parchment paper and bake in a 350°F oven for ten minutes.

    Mix the lemon juice with three tablespoons of powdered sugar.

    Stamp out the cakes with cookie cutters the size of the pan you're going to use.

    Add one layer of the cake to the pan and brush with the lemon sauce.
    Add a layer of dulce de leche.
    Add another cut layer of the cake on top, brush with more lemon sauce, and add another layer of dulce de leche.
    Add last layer of cake on top.

    Dust with powdered sugar.

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    COMMENTS / REVIEWS

    1. j
      joy

      I loved it,I made it for a very dear friend and she was impressed

    2. k
      kathy

      Loved this recipe! Simple and delicious.

    3. S
      Sarah

      Excellent! I was testing a new stuffing recipe for Thanksgiving

    4. k
      kathy

      WOW!!! I am blown away by this SIMPLE, and very EASY, recipe!

    5. R
      Regina

      Hi there -- just wanted to say thanks for the recipe.

    6. L
      Leah

      These were easy and delicious.

    7. j
      jbnyc

      I will be trying it

    8. C
      CJ McD

      Yum, yum, yum! This recipe looks delicious.

    9. M
      Mark

      Wow. Fantastic! Followed the instructions to the letter and this was awesome...

    10. M
      Miranda

      Wow – I tried this recipe tonight & was impressed!

    11. S
      Sarah

      I made these for thanksgiving, people said they were good.

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