Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F) and set the oven rack to the middle position.

Line your clay pot with 2 to 3 sheets of parchment paper. Make sure the sides of the clay pot are fully covered.

If you don’t have a clay pot, rub butter or margarine on the bottom and side of a fluted cake pan, then dust with flour.

In a mixing bowl add the eggs and sugar and whisk at high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy about 15-20 minutes. If you don’t have a stand mixer follow the same step with a hand beater.

Once the egg mixture is ready, carefully add and fold in the flour in steps using a spatula and blend until the mixture is well combined.

Pour the batter into your clay pot or fluted cake pan.

Bake at 200°C for 10 minutes then drop the oven to 180°C (350°C) and continue to bake for an additional 20-25 minutes or until the top of the cake is golden light brown. Before removing the cake from the oven, stick in a toothpick or knife, the sponge cake is ready when it comes out dry.

Once the cake is baked, remove from the oven and set on a rack or cooling pad for 20-30 minutes.

Enjoy your yummy traditional Portuguese Pão de Ló cake.