World Flavors Cookbook

Bolo de Rolo

A Pernambucano delicacy consisting of many paper-thin layers of sponge cake rolled with guava paste.

Cuisine: Brazil

Ingredients

• 200g butter, 200g sugar, 4 eggs, 200g flour
• 300g melted guava paste

Instructions

1. Bake very thin sheets of cake for only a few minutes.
2. While hot, spread a thin layer of guava paste.
3. Roll the first sheet tightly, then place it at the start of the next sheet and roll again.
4. Repeat until you have a thick roll with many internal layers.