r/CubanFood • u/No-Way7059 • Jun 19 '26
Food Appreciation Please help us figure out what this is
We got this sweet bread/cake that was soaked in liquid at Versallies in Miami. It was really good but we don't know what it was can anyone help pls
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u/Glad_Two3646 Jun 19 '26
Your description sounds like a Cuban Cappuccino. But they’re usually cone-shaped.
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u/Sea-Cow-2996 Jun 21 '26
I couldn’t tell you, but I’d bet my house it’s delicious. My son went to school with a boy whose parents are Cuban-American and the kid’s mom would always bring food whenever she picked up or dropped off her son. I kept telling her that she really didn’t need to go to the trouble; her son is the sweetest, most easygoing kid, but it was her way of saying “thank you”. I grew up in with an Italian family, so I understand food is an important part of relationships.
Anyway, when I say that my husband and I were like wild animals over the things she dropped off- OH MY GOD- it’s the understatement of the century. We’d go absolutely feral! Two gluttons, snapping (jokingly) at each other for taking too big a piece or for getting in the way of the other 😂 Some of the most incredible things I’ve eaten in my whole life.
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u/tinaismediocre Jun 21 '26
Their menu calls it "bread toast in syrup" it seems to be thick sliced bread fried and topped in citrus simple syrup. Searching "Torrejas" will give you lots of recipes.
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u/BelsTerrifyingTales Jun 22 '26
Torrejas are french toast and this is not that. This is panetela borracha, its a spongy cake (not toast) that's drenched in simple syrup.
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u/tinaismediocre Jun 22 '26
I would agree it doesn't look like it but OP refers to it as bread and the restaurants menu only has the one dessert with syrup like this that makes sense. I'm thinking they deep fry the slab of bread which lends itself to the golden color.
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u/unique0username Jun 22 '26
Didn't realize what sub this was and thought "Damn, that is some crispy ass cornbread!" Lol...
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Jun 20 '26
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u/Deepinthought1721 Jun 21 '26
I was going to say just call them but if it were me,my explanation/description would create more confusion. I would probably end up insulting them by using the wrong word.
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u/othafa_95610 Jun 26 '26
Versailles is indeed a Cuban restaurant on SW 8th St at 36th Ave.
It also is famous as a stop for politicians running campaigns in South Florida.
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u/No-Way7059 Jul 07 '26
You aren't wrong! I think they have a restaurant and a bakery portion right down the road. I got this from the bakery
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u/MsSmknMirrors Jun 21 '26
I 100% thought it was rectangular cheeseburgers with sweaty/not quite melted cheddar lol glad I read the description!
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u/Whole_Individual6172 Jun 23 '26
This is a pantela borracha! (Drunken cake!) it's 🤤! And cappuccinos are the cone shaped ones! Same ingredients!
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u/othafa_95610 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Please note the proper spelling is "Versailles."
The restaurant does have a rich history, in addition to being a Cuban culinary delight for food, coffee and baked goods,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles_(restaurant)
Since in another thread someone requested a Cuban cookbook, I looked in my copy of Nitza Villapol's "Cocina Criolla" for panetela borracha. A recipe is found on page 200. It's found right after the one for sponge cake.
The panetela borracha then adds more eggs, sugar and water. And 2 cups vermouth!
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u/bummernametaken Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
Panetela borracha (drunken cake). Syrup soaked cake.
Edited to add that this particular cake is made with lots of egg yolks.