To make a stodgy cake is human.
To soak that cake in sweet milk is divine.
The long and sometimes boozy history of soaked cakes is a varied and delightful category of the human baking experience.
Just a few weeks ago, in a small chateau in France, after teaching several baking workshops, I found myself with an excess of brioche.
Letting it sit out overnight to dry, then creating a syrup of whatever you choose, so long as it includes rum.
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France