Posted on Friday, October 2, 2015 in
Cake Recipes
Gorete's Portuguese Sponge Cake (Pão de Lo) Recipe
Gorete's Portuguese sponge cake (pão de lo), a light and airy textured sponge cake. It tastes like the ones I used to buy at a Portuguese bakery.
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Preparation time | 25 min |
Cooking Time | 40 min |
Ready In | 1 h 5 min |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
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Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease and parchment paper line a 10 inch tube pan, set aside.
- Beat the eggs with the salt until light. Gradually beat in the sugar at medium speed and beat for at least 20 minutes, add rind if using.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour and baking powder and stir with a fork or whisk. At low speed, add the flour mixture to the eggs one heaping tablespoon at a time, blending well after each addition, and scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for approximately 40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted comes out clean (cake will spring back to a light touch).
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and peel off parchment paper. Let cool completely on rack. Dust with icing sugar before serving if desired.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Chef Gorete, Food.com
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Easy Portuguese Coconut Cake with Milk Recipe
This easy Portuguese coconut cake with milk (bolo fácil de coco e leite), is delicious.
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 8 |
Sweet and Delicious Milk and Coffee Cake Recipe
This sweet and delicious milk and coffee cake recipe (receita de bolo de café e leite), is easy to prepare and will satisfy anyone's sweet tooth.
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 8 |
Delicious, Quick and Creamy Orange Cake Recipe
Learn how to make this delicious, quick and creamy orange cake, it makes a great anytime snack or dessert.
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 6 |
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