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Food in America
Panama

DESSERTS
 

Sopa borracha from Panama

Imagine airy sponge cake soaked in sweet syrup and rum -they say the cake is “drunk”- and try to feel the taste. Syrup and rum complement each other perfectly and such a dessert always becomes a favorite.

Prepare your own cake from scratch or use sponge cake from the shop –imagine different flavors as you use vanilla scented or lemon scented cake as a base.

Sopa borracha recipe

A deliciously sweet dessert from Panama.

Ingredients

USA Imperial  
6 cups    of water  
2   large sticks cinnamon  
½ cup    sherry  
1   large sponge cake  
3 cups    of sugar  
½ lb    prunes  
2   slices of lemon  
¾ cup    rum  
 
Metric  
1½ l   of water  
2   large sticks cinnamon  
125 ml     sherry  
1   large sponge cake  
600 g     of sugar  
250 g   prunes  
2   slices of lemon  
200 ml     rum  
 

Procedure

  1. Soak the prunes and raisins in the rum and sherry overnight.
  2. Prepare or have your sponge cake ready.
  3. Boil the sugar, water cinnamon and slices of lemon, creating a heavy syrup. Strain the prunes and raisins, adding them to the boiling syrup, reserving the liquid. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  4. Once syrup has cooled, stir in the reserved liquid.
  5. Slice your sponge cake into thick slices and dip into the liquid. Arrange the pieces onto a serving plate and top with the prunes and raisins. Pour any remaining liquid over the tops of the cakes.n

Servings: 18

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1 serving


Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.


Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   433.12  
Calories From Fat (3%)   13.86  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 1.56g   2%  
Saturated Fat 0.47g   2%  
Cholesterol 59.50mg   20%  
Sodium 81.73mg   3%  
Potassium 144.90mg   4%  
Carbohydrates 103.88g   35%  
Dietary Fiber 0.94g   4%  
Sugar 80.24g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 102.94g      
Protein 2.84g   6%  

Recipe type

Central and South American Cuisine, Dessert.

Cooking tips

  • Servings are small as the syrup in this recipe satisfies sweet cravings quickly. Be careful, though, as this dessert is highly addictive and also high in calories.

 



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