Elenka Zuppa Inglese Extract at a glance
Elenka Fine Zuppa Inglese Extract is a concentrated liquid flavouring for artisan gelato and pastry, in a 2.6 kg bottle. Add about 30 g per litre of base cream to recreate the classic Italian zuppa inglese taste: sponge soaked in Alchermes liqueur with pastry cream. Made by Elenka of Palermo to an ISO 22000 system, it gives a consistent, ready-to-use flavour and the characteristic rosy colour. It is coloured with E102 and E124.
What is the zuppa inglese flavour?
Zuppa inglese is a classic Italian spoon dessert of sponge cake soaked in Alchermes, a spiced ruby-red liqueur, layered with pastry cream and often chocolate. The Alchermes gives the dessert its signature rosy hue and warm, slightly spiced aroma. As a gelato flavour it became hugely popular in Italy, and this extract reproduces that nostalgic cream-and-Alchermes profile in a concentrated, easy-to-dose liquid.
Elenka, Palermo since 1959
Elenka was founded in Palermo in 1959 by Antonino Galvagno, starting with liqueurs and distillates before turning to semi-finished products for gelato and pastry, a shift driven by the success of its Zuppa Inglese flavour. Family-run and certified to ISO 22000, Elenka is a long-standing reference for Italian gelaterie. This 2.6 kg bottle is its food-service format for professional laboratories.
How to use it
Add about 30 g of extract per litre of base cream and mix into the gelato batch, then finish to taste with chocolate granella and a fruit macedoine as the producer suggests. The liquid format disperses quickly and evenly, giving a uniform colour and flavour across the batch. It can also flavour pastry creams, semifreddi and fillings where a zuppa inglese note is wanted.
Ingredients, colorants and storage
This is a coloured flavouring extract; it contains the colours E102 (tartrazine) and E124 (Ponceau 4R). By law these colours carry the warning: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children. The full ingredient list and nutritional values are not on the use label, so check the official Elenka technical data sheet for allergens before serving. Store the bottle in a cool, dry place away from direct light and heat.
Who it is for and LAPA delivery
The 2.6 kg bottle is made for gelaterie, pastry shops and professional kitchens that serve zuppa inglese gelato and desserts at volume. LAPA delivers Elenka products across Switzerland six days a week with no minimum order; from Lugano and Zurich to Bern, Lausanne and Geneva orders arrive the next day, with partner carriers such as Swiss Post and Planzer serving areas outside the LAPA fleet routes.
