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. P

      Unfortunately it is not in my taste.I do not recommend it.

    2. K

      This is a beautiful dish!

    3. L

      Looks like a great recipe!! Cant wait to try it!!

    4. L

      I made this and it was marvelous!

    5. s

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

    6. S

      I will be trying it

    7. T

      i loved it so simple but very elegant.

    8. S

      Excellent dish!

    9. M

      I have lost track of all the times I have used this recipe. Always great!

    10. K

      I loved this. I don't have words to explain how delicious and amazing this dish is.

    11. P

      I've already made this twice now, it's so easy to improvise!

    12. T

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

    13. L

      Made this for a gathering last night. Everyone raved and asked for the recipe. I was almost embarrassed by how easy it it. Spectacular dish!

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