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Minted Berry Spongecakes Recipe

Minted Berry Spongecakes Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/2 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves, washed well and spun dry
1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 pint strawberries, hulled and, depending on size, halved or quartered
1/2 pint blackberries or black or red raspberries , picked over
6 individual spongecakes
6 tbsp sour cream
garnish: fresh mint sprigs

Directions:

In a small saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add mint and simmer 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and with a wooden spoon crush mint against bottom and side of pan. Let syrup stand, covered, 20 minutes and pour through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on mint.
Add lemon juice and berries to syrup. Let berry mixture stand at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours to blend flavors.
Peel off paper liners from spongecakes and halve horizontally. Put spongecake bottoms on 6 plates and spoon berry mixture over them. Divide sour cream among spongecakes and arrange spongecake tops on desserts.
Garnish desserts with mint.
Each dessert about 239.2 calories and 7.7 grams fat (29% of calories from fat) Nutritional analysis provided by Gourmet each spongecake about 96.6 calories and 4.9 grams fat (46% of calories from fat) Nutritional analysis provided by Gourmet

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	178.88 Kcal (749 kJ)
Calories from fat	16.38 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.82g	3%
Cholesterol	21.7mg	7%
Sodium	220.06mg	9%
Potassium	159.55mg	3%
Total Carbs	38.67g	13%
Sugars	26.92g	108%
Dietary Fiber	2.39g	10%
Protein	2.31g	5%
Vitamin C	41.8mg	70%
Iron	0.7mg	4%
Calcium	55.7mg	6%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	48.03 Kcal (201 kJ)
Calories from fat	4.4 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.49g	3%
Cholesterol	5.83mg	7%
Sodium	59.08mg	9%
Potassium	42.84mg	3%
Total Carbs	10.38g	13%
Sugars	7.23g	108%
Dietary Fiber	0.64g	10%
Protein	0.62g	5%
Vitamin C	11.2mg	70%
Iron	0.2mg	4%
Calcium	15mg	6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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