Bizcocho Borracho - Drunken Sponge Cake

prep time:: 20 min
total time:: 1 hr

Makes 1 8-inch cake or 9 small servings.

Light spongy cake, drizzled with a sweet sauce of Rum, lemon and cinnamon. It is a wonderful light dessert to complete a Spanish dinner. This “bizcocho” is the perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of Spanish coffee or hot chocolate on a cold morning or for afternoon tea. I made this cake for my Moms birthday, so I made two, this recipe is for one cake.Bon Appetit!

ingredients

4 Eggs
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon for Decoration
For Sauce:
1/3 Cup granulated Sugar
8 oz. Water
1.5 Tbsp Honey
1 1/2 oz. Rum or Brandy
1 Cinnamon Stick
Peel from 1/2 Lemon

directions

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Centigrade. Generously grease a 8-inch square cake pan with vegetable shortening, then flour it.
2
Separate the yolks from the egg whites. Then, beat the egg yolks in a bowl with 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.
3
Pour batter into prepared tray 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.
4
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 or rum and allow the syrup to cool.
5
After the cake has cooled, poke holes in the cake with a toothpick, then drizzle the cake with the Rum sauce and then dust the top with cinnamon.
6
Carefully cut cake into 9 pieces and place them on a serving plate (do this for individual desserts). In the picture above, I decorated it with the cinnamon stick and lemon peel I used in the rum sauce. Then I went around it with a can of red icing. Its also a great cake to write on!