Bizcochos Borrachos (drunken Sponge Cakes)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for decoration
• 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

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. generously grease a 8-inch square cake pan with vegetable shortening, then flour it.
• 2 separate the yolks from the egg whites.
• 3 then, beat the egg yolks in a bowl with the sugar until it forms a creamy mixture.
• 4 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.
• 5 fold in the baking powder and flour gradually, a bit at a time.
• 6 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.
• 7 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.
• 8 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.