Sponge Cake Portuguese Pao De Lo

This is a delicious light and airy textured sponge cake. it tastes just like the ones i used to buy at a portuguese bakery. Yummy served with vanilla ice cream and strawberries.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350f 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.

If you like a crust on the top of the cake , sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of sugar on top of the batter prior to baking.

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.

Ingredients

eggs, salt, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, lemon zest, icing sugar