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
      Jenn

      Thank you for this recipe.

    2. R
      Rachael Pehota

      This is absolutely wonderful!

    3. D
      David Michel

      This is my go-to recipe

    4. K
      Kathy

      So nice .. i wish i could make these

    5. B
      Becky

      Love it! Simple yet delicious. Thank you.

    6. r
      rei

      Wow! This is amazing. So delicious and so pretty! I'm eating it. So good! Thanks!

    7. S
      Susan

      I used your recipe as a starting point and then added a few of my own things.

    8. R
      Ryan

      I made this and it was marvelous!

    9. W
      Willie

      I work all day every day M-S. On my way home from work, I read this article, got home followed all the instructions they all taste good. Thank you for the recipe!!

    10. S
      Steph

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

    11. S
      Sheila

      These were delicious! Will definitely make again…

    12. T
      Tracy

      I love making this!

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