Lourinhã Paimogo Cake
Also known as: Paimogo Cake
A small creamy yolk, almond and vanilla cake inspired by Paimogo beach.
- Origin
- Lourinhã · Oeste
- Region
- Lourinhã
- Season
- Year-round
Paimogo is a small Lourinhã cake made with egg yolks, finely ground almonds, sugar and vanilla essence. It is shaped like a truncated cone, roughly 5.5 centimetres across the base, 2.5 centimetres high and around 50 grams.
Its surface bakes yellow-brown while the centre remains creamy and pudding-like. Traditional preparation allows it to keep this texture for three weeks to a month; it is sold singly or in boxes of six, wrapped in fine paper.
- egg yolks
- almonds
- sugar
- vanilla essence
Creamy and rich in yolk and almond, with clear vanilla aroma and a toasted top.
Its truncated-cone form, creamy centre and vanilla define the sweet; small differences come from almond grinding and baking.
At pastry shops and regional-food stores in Lourinhã and Praia da Areia Branca.
Espresso or Lourinhã DOC brandy.
Unlike many Portuguese sweets, it did not originate in a convent. Confectioner Zélia Fortunato Pereira created it from her own experience and imagination, naming it after Paimogo beach and fort on the Lourinhã coast.
Sources: tradicional.dgadr.gov.pt
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