Cabezotes are an old traditional Cuban dessert. Today, due to economic difficulties, they are hard to find, as they require expensive ingredients.
They were a dessert of Cuban high society, an adaptation of the soaked sponge cakes from Spain, with the addition of local ingredients such as rum.
The recipe needs a lot of egg yolks, if you do not know what to do with the egg whites, here you have another spectacular dessert :
Pavlova
Ingredients:
- 12 egg yolks.
- 1 egg.
- 40 grams of Sugar.
- 1/2 vanilla beam.
- 18 grams of Flour.
- 60 grams of corn starch.
- a pinch of Salt.
For the Sirup:
- 1 cup of water.
- 1 cup of Sugar.
- 1 Cinnamon stick.
- Lemon zest.
- Vanilla.
- 3 star anises.
- 2 table spoons of rum.
Method:
1- Take 12 eggs, separate the yolks from the whites, keep the yolks in a bowl. Add one whole egg. The eggs must be at room temperature.
2- Whisk with the help of a hand mixer or stand mixer until the mixture is light in color and fluffy.
3- Gradually add the sugar while continuing beating, then add the vanilla.
4- Add the sifted flour, cornstarch, and salt to the bowl.
5- Fold the mixture gently.
6-
Place paper liners in each cup of a metal muffin tin, fill each cup about 3/4 full, and bake at 190°C (375°F) for 15 minutes (top and bottom heat).
7- Remove the paper liners and place all the cabezotes on a tray.
8- Make the syrup: pour the sugar, water, cinnamon, lemon zest, star anise, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of rum into a saucepan.
Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Strain the syrup, and while still hot, pour it over the cabezotes—now they’re ready!
You can also watch the recipe at my Youtube Channel:
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