Posted on Friday, August 5, 2016 in Dessert Recipes

Portuguese Cavacas Pastry

This delicious Portuguese cavacas pastry recipe is sweet with a hint of lemon on the outside, soft and eggy on the inside.
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Portuguese Cavacas Pastry

Preparation time 25 min
Cooking Time 30 min
Ready In 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8

Ingredients

2 cups of flour1 cup of vegetable oil8 eggs at room temp1⁄2 cup milkSugar Glaze:2 cups of confectioner’s sugarZest of one lemon3 tablespoons of milk or more if needed
2 cups of flour1 cup of vegetable oil8 eggs at room temp1⁄2 cup milkSugar Glaze:2 cups of confectioner’s sugarZest of one lemon3 tablespoons of milk or more if needed
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Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C or 350°F.
  2. Grease regular size muffin tins or popover tins.
  3. Using an electric mixer or stand mixer (on level 6) beat all ingredients for at least 20 minutes without stopping.  Fill the muffin or popover tins no more than half way.
  4. Place on the middle rack. For moist Cavacas, bake for about 45 minutes; for dry Cavacas bake for 1 hour.
  5. Combine all of the glaze ingredients and stir until smooth. 
  6. While the Cavacas are still warm, spoon the glaze over each one or just submerge each one in the glaze.
  7. Serve on the same day since they will dry even more for the following day.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Thao, ingoodflavor.com *
Adapted from Maria Lawton, author of Azorean Cooking
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Rich Borges
Rich Borges
I am confused on the recipe iinstructions. What are the ingredients you use and beat together for the actual muffin and what and what igredients do you use for the glaze and how to make it. Looks great but I am a novice baker so unfortunately need a bit more specifics. Thank You. Rich Borges
2 Weeks ago, Friday, January 3, 2025
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PR
PR
Hi Rich, ingredients 1 to 4 are for the actual pastry, 6 to 8 are for the glaze.
2 Weeks ago, Friday, January 3, 2025
Paula
Paula
Very good, it's our favorite dessert in the house and easy too make them♥️
1 Year ago, Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Port
Yes it iis Paula, enjoy.
1 Year ago, Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Maria
Maria
My Mom always used olive oil that she heated up. She also made a sugar mixture that she cooked on the stove just before it got to a hard candy stage and dunked the cavacas into this. Have you heard of this way of making cavacas?
2 Years ago, Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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Port
No I haven't Maria but it sounds really good.
2 Years ago, Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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