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
      Jancd

      Looking forward to making this tonight

    2. J
      JudyL

      What an absolutely wonderful recipe

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      mantha

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

    4. L
      Lindsay

      Thank you for another winner recipe!

    5. S
      Susan

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

    6. j
      joanne

      Excellent dish!

    7. S
      Sue

      I made this for a party this weekend and it was a great hit!

    8. M
      Mark

      Wow, I'm the first to make this? Cool. This was really easy to make

    9. A
      Alaska Girl

      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!

    10. A
      Audrey

      Thanks - can't wait to try this out!

    11. T
      Tina

      I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was excellent.

    12. M
      Mark Thoeny

      I think this recipe was amazing!

    13. N
      Nandita

      Simple, delicious. Thanks for another great recipe.

    14. M
      Monica

      I admittedly made a few changes, but I think the concept is the same and made it so good.

    15. H
      Heidi A

      So nice .. i wish i could make these

    16. K
      Kathy

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

    17. S
      Sarah

      Perfect and simple to make. My husband loved it!

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