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brazo de gitano (gypsy's arm rolled sponge cake) |
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Brazo de Gitano ("Gypsy's Arm" Rolled Sponge Cake)This is a classic Spanish chocolate cake-rum roll. 5 eggs, separated 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 tablespoons sifted confectioners? sugar 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 1 1/4 teaspoons rum extract 1 tablespoon superfine sugar* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar until thick and smooth. Stir in flour, cocoa and vanilla extract. Blend well. Whip egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into yolk and flour mixture. Butter a 15 x 8-inch baking pan. Line with baking parchment paper or wax paper. Butter well again, and dust lightly with 2 tablespoons of the confectioners' sugar. Pour batter into the pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes, then turn onto a cloth to cool. After 10 minutes peel paper off. Combine whipped cream, rum and sugar. Adjust to taste. Spread over cake and roll cake like a jellyroll, starting with the long edge. Sprinkle with remaining confectioners' sugar. Serve in slices. * Superfine Sugar: Put desired amount of granulated sugar in a blender and blend at high speed for about 30 seconds. |
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