Guardanapo (lit.'serviette') is a Portuguese sponge cake traditionally filled with doces de ovos and dusted with sugar.[2] The cake is aptly named after the shape of the dessert, which resembles a folded napkin.[3][4][5]

Guardanapo
Alternative namesMassa de lencinhos
Pastas finas
TypeCake
CourseSobremesa
Place of originPortugal
Main ingredientsSponge cake (wheat flour, eggs, sugar, baking powder), doces de ovos (egg yolks, sugar, water)[1]
Ingredients generally usedLemon zest, vanilla
Food energy
(per serving)
155 kcal (649 kJ)
Similar dishesTorta de Azeitão, Torta de doce de ovos

It is also known as massa de lencinhos (lit.'tissue paper dough') or pastas finas (lit.'fine dough').[6][7]

The cake may be flavored with chocolate,[8] and instead of doces de ovos it may be filled with pastry cream,[9] chocolate,[10] gianduia,[11] pineapple, coconut,[12] or raspberry.[13][14][15]

To prepare guardanapos, a large and thin sheet of sponge cake is baked. The filling is spread over the cake and cut into square pieces. The cakes are formed by folding the corner of the cake in half diagonally.[16][17][18]

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  1. ^ "Guardanapos". Casa das Cristas (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Guardanapos - Traditional Cake From Portugal". Taste Atlas. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "7 Most Popular Portuguese Cakes". Taste Atlas. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Guardanapo de Chocolate". Sonae. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Mini Cakes". Eurofoods & Wines Ltd. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ Arias, Marcela. "Massa de lencinhos ou pastas finas". Gimme Yummy. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Mini guardanapos". ThermoMix. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ "24-Guardanapo de Chocolate com Creme Francês". Os Bolos Da Marta. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Guardanapos - Entrega Grátis em 24h". ChefPanda (in European Portuguese). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ Meneses, Fernanda. "Guardanapos". Receitas do Paraíso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Auchan | O Seu Hipermercado Online A Preços Baixos". Salesforce Commerce Cloud (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Guardanapos Doces - Veja a Receita:". www.aguanaboca.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ^ Cave, James (26 October 2017). "20+ Portuguese cakes and pastries to try before you die". Portugalist. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ Costa, Ana Rita (24 January 2017). "Guardanapo de chocolate Bagga vence Sabor do Ano - Distribuição Hoje". Distribuição Hoje (in European Portuguese). Abilways Portugal. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  15. ^ ""GUARDANAPO" CHOCOLATE W/ RASPBERRY". Atlantico UK. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  16. ^ "7 Portuguese Desserts, Cakes, Pastries You Must Try". Savored Journeys. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Guardanapos". Receitas De Culinaria (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Bolo Guardanapos". Teleculinaria (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.