Bolo d’água, light Brazilian water and lemon zest cake
A Brazilian-style cake without milk: margarine beaten with sugar, water, and flour, egg whites, lemon zest, and baking powder, baked in a moderate oven.
This budget-friendly cake replaces milk with water; the whipped egg whites make it light and airy. The recipe in the book provides three variations, with different amounts of flour.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time35 min
- Total50 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$3.30 $0.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $1.60
- $0.39
- $0.10
- $0.80
- $0.13
- $0.28
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease a baking pan.
- Separate the egg whites from the yolks and whip the whites until stiff peaks form. ≈ 10 min
- Beat the margarine with the sugar, then add the egg yolks. ≈ 4 min
- Add the water and flour alternately. ≈ 3 min
- Incorporate the whipped egg whites, then the lemon zest, and finally the yeast. ≈ 4 min
- Pour: Pour, then bake for approximately 35 minutes.
The bill
Bolo d’água, light Brazilian water and lemon zest cake
- 4 eggs$1.60
- 2 cups of sugar$0.39
- 2 tablespoons of flattened margarine$0.10
- 2 cups of wheat flour$0.80
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder$0.13
- A lemon peel$0.28
Total$3.30
that's $0.33 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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