Portuguese pão de ló cake

Try this classic Portuguese dessert from Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes. Nuno says, "This is one of my favourite cakes from the Portuguese repertoire. My favourites are the gooey ones which use a higher ratio of egg yolk. Try pão de ló at any of classic pastelarias with the sign ‘fabrico próprio’ (own production) outside."

Lisbon-born Nuno Mendes’s latest culinary venture is Lisboeta, which means ‘a person from Lisbon’. Nuno is famous for his ground-breaking restaurant Viajante, and Lisboeta is a return to his roots where an all-day snack menu is a homage to ‘salgados’ (salty, savoury snacks) and ‘petiscos’ (little plates of this or that) culture. Both are most commonly eaten in the late afternoon accompanied by a cold beer or glass of vinho verde. Other dishes will be served family-style as they would be in the tascas of Portugal. @lisboeta.london