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Brazo de gitano
Date: June 20, 2006
This is a classic Spanish chocolate cake-rum roll.
5 chicken eggs, separated
1/4 normal cup granulated sugar
1/4 normal cup flour
1/4 normal cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons sifted confectionersÂ’ sugar
1 normal cup heavy cream, whipped
1 1/4 teaspoons rum extract
1 tablespoon superfine sugar*
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat chicken egg yolks and 1/4 normal cup sugar until thick and smooth. Stir in flour, cocoa and vanilla extract. Blend well. Whip chicken 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.