One of my fondest memories of cakes my mother made at home when I grew up was this chocolate cake that many call brazo de gitano, gypsy’s arm, which doesn't sound very politically correct these days, but it's the traditional denomination, although the classic recipe is more elaborate, and this is only an easy, simplified version. It is very simple yet quite yummy. I got the recipe from recetin.com. You start with a couple of packages of María cookies, the thicker the better, so they don’t crumble and collapse when moist. You melt the half tub of butter in the microwave, mix it with 6 tablespoons of sugar and 3 beaten eggs until you get a cream., which will be the sweet glue to stick the cookies together. We fill a a bowl with milk and a splash of Greek Ouzo liquor, and we bathe the cookies quickly in it before spreading the buttery cream and forming two rolls or arms by sticking them together one by one, which we set on a tray. We melt in the microwave a bar of 70% cocoa chocolate with a tiny bit of butter, and pour the mix over the arms of cookies. Then we put the cake tray in the refrigerator for 3 hours covered with tin foil. The mixture of flavours is exquisite for merienda or 5 o’clock tea party Sir, oh yeah! Cold dark choc + liquor + sweet butter is a winner for children of ALL ages :)
https://www.recetin.com/brazo-de-gitano-con-galletas.html
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