World Flavors Cookbook

Sopa Borracha

Name: Sopa Borracha
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Panama
Ingredients: 1 sponge cake (store-bought or homemade), cut in pieces; For syrup: 200ml dark rum, 400ml water, 200g sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 6 cloves, 100g raisins, 100g prunes

Panamanian 'drunken soup' dessert — sponge cake soaked in a warm rum-and-raisin spiced syrup with cinnamon and prunes.

Cuisine: Panama

Ingredients

1 sponge cake (store-bought or homemade), cut in pieces
For syrup: 200ml dark rum, 400ml water, 200g sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 6 cloves, 100g raisins, 100g prunes

Instructions

Boil water with sugar, cinnamon, cloves, raisins, and prunes for 10 minutes.
Add rum (off heat to prevent flaming).
Place cake pieces in a deep dish.
Pour hot syrup over cake.
Let soak 30 minutes minimum.
Serve warm or at room temperature.