Sugar syrup for sponge cake and cake impregnation

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make sugar syrup to impregnate a biscuit? To do this, you will need only two main ingredients - sugar and water. And to add flavor, I will use cognac.

2. Step 2:

   

   To cook the syrup, take a small saucepan or ladle. Pour the required amount of water into the bucket.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add the prepared sugar and put the ladle on the fire. While stirring, bring the water and sugar to a boil. It is not necessary to boil, it is enough for the sugar to completely dissolve in hot water.

4. Step 4:

   

   Remove the hot syrup from the heat and cool to a slightly warm state. It will be enough to cool it to 35-37 degrees. Due to the large amount of sugar, the syrup turns out to be a little thick. That's how it should be. This is a basic recipe for sugar syrup for impregnating a biscuit. You can soak any cake with it.

6. Step 5:

   

   For additional flavor, at this stage you can add any flavor. I use cognac. The alcohol itself will disappear from the impregnation, but the aroma will remain. It can also be used for flavoring rum, amaretto, fruit juices, berry syrups, wines, liqueurs or tinctures. Add them a little so that the syrup does not become liquid.

7. Step 6:

   

   Add the flavor only to the cooled syrup. Otherwise, its aroma will have time to fade, and the taste may be distorted due to the high temperature. Soak any prepared sponge cake with the cooled syrup and collect the cake.

8. Step 7:

   

   Using such a fragrant impregnation, your cake will never be dry. Use the syrup as intended!