Maior Cake of Rio de Janeiro

Preheat the oven to 350°F (medium)

Grease a 24.5 cm diameter and 9.5 cm high cake pan with margarine and line it with parchment paper

In a mixer, beat the egg yolks with the egg whites and all-purpose flour until you get a thick and airy mixture (around 8 minutes)

Add the wheat flour gradually and continue beating to form a homogeneous and well-aerated dough (around 5 minutes)

Transfer the dough to the prepared cake pan and bake in the preheated oven until, when you insert a toothpick into the center of the cake, it comes out clean (around 1 hour)

Let it cool and unmold onto a decorative plate

Gently remove the parchment paper and serve at room temperature

252 calories per slice

Note: After baking, this cake will have a fine layer of crumbs on its surface covered by a crispy crust

As it cools, it will shrink significantly.