Cavacas

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Light and airy cavacas are simple Portuguese desserts that usually consist of flour, oil, and eggs. They are baked in individual molds and result in puffed, hollowed pastries that resemble popovers. Each pastry is then generously glazed with sugar, which can occasionally be enriched with lemon. Although cavacas have been present in traditional Portuguese cuisine for centuries, not much is known about their origin.