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. E

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

    2. L

      So nice .. i wish i could make these

    3. S

      Oh my, was this delicious! I made this last night when I thought company was coming over. They ended up staying home and so I had this amazing all to myself.

    4. L

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

    5. N

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

    6. J

      Great option to make and take to lunch.

    7. L

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

    8. S

      What an absolutely wonderful recipe

    9. N

      These were easy and delicious.

    10. S

      Thank you for this recipe.

    11. c

      Thank you for another winner recipe!

    12. d

      Love it and thanks.

    13. D

      I will be making this again! Thanks for sharing.

    14. J

      I made this yesterday not 5 minutes after I saw the recipe.

    15. E

      I love this! So easy to throw together.

    16. E

      This is one of my husbands favorite things I make. I found your recipe years ago and he still requests it! Thanks!

    17. M

      Just tried this recipe and really loved it.

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