Soft Eggs with Sponge Cake
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1921
Ingredients
- Soft eggs (huevos moles)
- 1 Sponge cake (bizcocho)
- Syrup (almíbar)
- White icing or meringue
Instructions
- Prepare soft eggs (huevos moles).
- Spread a layer of the soft eggs across the bottom of a white serving dish.
- Place a whole sponge cake (bizcocho) on top, then cover with another layer of soft eggs.
- Cut the assembled cake into strips or wedges.
- Cover generously with syrup (almíbar).
- Decorate the top either by brushing with white icing (baño blanco) applied with a pastry brush, or by piping or spreading meringue on top.