Bizcochos Borrachos (Drunken Sponge Cakes)
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
9
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 3⁄4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for decoration
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For Sauce
- 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces water
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons honey
- 1 1⁄2 ounces brandy or 1 1/2 ounces rum
- 1 cinnamon stick
- peel from 1/2 lemon
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a 8-inch square cake pan with vegetable shortening, then flour it.
- Separate the yolks from the egg whites.
- Then, beat the egg yolks in a bowl with the sugar until it forms a creamy mixture.
- In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they are stiff enough to form a point. Fold in the yolk mixture with a spatula, smoothly and carefully.
- Fold in the baking powder and flour gradually, a bit at a time.
- Pour in the batter and bake for 20 minutes, or until it turns golden. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center. If it is clean when pulled out, cake is done.
- While the cake is baking, make the syrup. In a small sauce pan, pour water and sugar, cinnamon, honey and lemon peel. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Allow to boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and add the brandy and allow the syrup to cool.
- After the cake has cooled, carefully cut into 9 pieces and place them on a serving plate. Drizzle the pieces of cake with the brandy sauce and then dust the top with cinnamon.
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