Souza Leão Cake Recipe

The Souza Leão cake is considered one of the oldest Brazilian sweets, being also Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Pernambuco. This delicacy, popular throughout Brazil, has undergone several adaptations since the 19th century, when it became known as a cake with a creamy consistency. Find out with Specialfood how to prepare the original Souza Leão cake recipe step by step!

Ingredients for making Souza Leão Cake:

 3 cups of puba dough

 8 units of egg yolk

 200 grams of butter

 2 cups of coconut milk

 1 pinch of salt

 2 cups of sugar (320 grams)

 1 cup of water (240 milliliters)

How to make a Souza Leão cake:

To make a Souza Leão cake, start by mixing the water and sugar in a pan. Heat, without stirring, until reaching the point of thread. Keep stirring, add the butter and salt, turn it off and let it cool.

Tip: The wire dot forms when the syrup starts bubbling along the sides of the pan. When placed in a spoon, it drains easily, but it is very thin. If you drop some of the syrup into a glass of water, it will soon dissolve.

Then place the puba in a bowl and add the egg yolks, one by one, alternating with the coconut milk. Mix everything, add the syrup from the previous step and mix again until you get a very smooth dough, without lumps.

Tip: Puba is a mass extracted from cassava and similar to tapioca gum. Sift the egg yolks to avoid the egg taste and smell in this dessert and prefer to use free-range eggs for a brighter color.

Place the mixture in a round pan with a hole in the center, previously greased with a little butter. Bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 35 minutes or until set (take the toothpick test to make sure the cake is ready).

Your Souza Leão cake is ready to eat! We recommend that you accompany this delicious cake with Arabic tea for the perfect snack.

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