Braç de gitano
The Braç de Gitano (sponge cake roll) is a very popular cake, which is consumed throughout the country without having a specific date on the calendar and that admits many variations of presentation and ingredients, but always maintaining the ribbed shape and with a filling inside.
The recipe for this cake involves eggs, sugar, flour and butter. With them, a cake dough is made, stretched and then filled with various preparations (cream, cream, truffle ...). It can be garnished with burnt cream, icing sugar, chocolate, walnuts or other sweet ingredients.
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Productes de la terra
Bread, cakes and sweets
Territory
- Alt Camp
- Alt Empordà
- Alt Penedès
- Alt Urgell
- Alta Ribagorça
- Anoia
- Bages
- Baix Camp
- Baix Ebre
- Baix Empordà
- Baix Llobregat
- Baix Penedès
- Barcelonès
- Berguedà
- Cerdanya
- Conca de Barberà
- Garraf
- Garrotxa
- Gironès
- Les Garrigues
- Maresme
- Moianès
- Montsià
- Noguera
- Osona
- Pallars
- Pallars Sobirà
- Pla d'Urgell
- Pla de l'Estany
- Priorat
- Ribera d'Ebre
- Ripollès
- Segarra
- Segrià
- Selva
- Solsonès
- Tarragonès
- Terra Alta
- Urgell
- Val d'Aran
- Vallès Occidental
- Vallès Oriental
Labels
Season calendar
- GEN
- Feb
- Sea
- Apr
- Never
- JUN
- JUL
- AUG
- THIRST
- OCT
- nov
- From
Complementary information
It is a cake that can be found in any pastry shop in Catalonia. They come in different sizes, depending on the number of diners, and also in individual portions.
Attributes and nutritional properties
It is a very complete food, as it contains complex and simple carbohydrates, fats and high quality proteins. Within a balanced and varied diet, it can be consumed from time to time. A suitable serving would be the equivalent of a two-finger-wide cut.
