Genoise, a classic sponge cake, is a popular choice for bakers of all skill levels due to its light and airy texture, delicate flavor, and versatility. Whether you are a seasoned baker looking to expand your repertoire or a novice cook seeking an impressive dessert, this article will guide you through the process of creating the perfect genoise. We will explore essential ingredients, step-by-step instructions with helpful tips, and variations to suit different preferences. Along the way, we will unravel the secrets of achieving a tender crumb and a golden-brown crust that will make your genoise the star of any occasion.
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GENOISE
The classic European sponge cake. No chemical leavener, just air that is beaten into the eggs. Folding (stirring without deflating) is the biggest factor. Be gentle!
Provided by Kevin Ryan
Categories Desserts Cakes Sponge Cake Recipes
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8 inch round cake pan. Line with parchment paper and grease it as well. Lightly flour pan and paper.
- Sift together the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt onto a piece of wax paper.
- Place the eggs into a mixing bowl set over a pan of hot (not boiling) water. Add the 1/2 cup sugar to the eggs and whisk until the mixture feels warm (not hot) to the touch, about body temperature. Place the bowl onto a mixer and beat on medium speed until the mixture becomes pale yellow in color and falls off the end of the whisk attachment in long ribbons. Add the vanilla. Add about 1/3 of the flour mixture to the beaten egg and fold in. Continue to add the remainder of the flour, folding it in each time.
- Place about 1 cup of the batter into the bowl containing the melted butter and combine the butter with the batter. Add this back to the main batter and fold it in. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Immediately bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 25 minutes or until the top is a light brown. Cool in pan on a rack about 10 minutes and then invert onto a rack. It is best to invert it again onto another rack so that it cools with the top up. Let cool completely before cutting or frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 151 calories, Carbohydrate 23.9 g, Cholesterol 80.5 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 28.7 mg, Sugar 12.8 g
YELLOW GENOISE CAKE
Genoise, or French sponge cake, differs from regular sponge cake because it's made with butter, which makes it more tender and flavorful.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 12-by-18-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12-by-18-inch standard jelly-roll pan, line with parchment paper, butter and flour the paper, and set aside.
- Set the metal bowl of an electric mixer over, but not in, a pot of simmering water. Combine sugar and eggs in the bowl, and whisk until mixture is warm to the touch, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer the bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on high speed until mixture is very thick and pale, 6 to 8 minutes. With a rubber spatula, gently transfer mixture to a large clean mixing bowl. Sift in flour in three additions, folding gently after each. In a small bowl, combine butter and vanilla, then add in a steady stream as you fold in the third addition of flour. Fold gently, and pour out onto prepared pan. Smooth top with offset spatula.
- Bake until cake is springy to the touch and golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on a wire rack. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to use, turn out cake onto a cutting board covered with a clean piece of parchment or wax paper, and peel the paper off the cake.
VANILLA GENOISE CAKE
A baker's basic. Genoise is a dry cake that is used with ingredients that are very moist, so they can soak up the extra moisture and take on that flavor, like trifles, or mousse filled cakes. This is my fool-proof formula.
Provided by P48422
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line the bottom of One 8 or 9 inch round cake pan OR 8-inch square pan, OR 11x17 sheet pan with parchment, and spray lightly with some sort of spray release (like Pam).
- Combine the butter and vanilla in a small bowl.
- Set aside somewhere warm (you want the butter to stay melted).
- Combine the flour with 3 tbl.
- of the sugar and sift again.
- Set aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, combine the eggs and rest of the sugar.
- Place the mixing bowl in a large pan of hot (not boiling, very hot tap water is good) water, and mix with your VERY CLEAN hand (kids love this part) until the eggs feel warm to the touch (body temp)*.
- Return the bowl to the mixer and whip on high speed until cool, light and at the ribbon stage (when you lift the beaters, ribbons of batter fall back into the bowl and don't disappear very quickly).
- Now, everyone says to use a rubber spatula, but I find it much easier to use my hand to do this next part**.
- Sprinkle about 1/3 of the flour onto the eggs and quickly and gently fold into the batter.
- Fold in half the remaining, then the rest.
- Take about a handful of the batter and mix into the small bowl of butter and vanilla until well combined.
- Gently fold that back into the batter.
- Divide between the pans and bake as follows: for an 8" square, 20-25 min.
- ;an 8" round, 25-30 minutes; a 9" round, 20-25 minutes; and an 11x17 sheet pan, 15-20 minutes.
- The cakes should JUST BEGIN to shrink away from the side of the pans, and should spring back when you lightly touch them in the center.
- Remove from oven, let cool about 10 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a flat surface and let cool completely before peeling off the parchment.
- Set aside until ready to use.
- DO NOT OVERBAKE.
- This cake is best if allowed to sit a day before using in trifles.
- NOTE 1: Genoise is supposed to be a dry cake.
- It was made specifically to take moist toppings so it could soak them up.
- *NOTE2: I learned to use my hand when warming yolks in culinary school.
- The idea is that as soon as it feels warm on your hand, it is at the perfect temperature to whip to ribbon stage.
- **NOTE3: I learned to fold flour into delicate batters like this with my VERY CLEAN hand in culinary school also.
- At first I thought it was stupid, but I quickly saw it was the best way to be able to tell if all of your flour is mixed in and avoid any un-incorporated flour bits.
- I mix angelfood cakes this way, too.
- Children love to do this!
GENOISE
Learn to make this ethereal European sponge cake and you'll be rewarded with a repertoire of outstanding desserts.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 12-by-16-inch sheet cake or one 9-inch round cake
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Coat a 12-by-16-inch rimmed baking sheet or a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment; coat with cooking spray. Dust with flour, tapping out excess. Stir together flour and salt into a medium bowl; set aside. Preheat oven to 450 degrees for sheet cake or 400 degrees for round cake, with rack in lower third.
- Put eggs, egg yolks, and granulated sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set over a pan of simmering water; whisk until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch. Return bowl to mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Raise speed to high. Beat until mixture is pale and thick, about 4 minutes more.
- Remove bowl from mixer. Sift flour mixture over the top; using a large rubber spatula, carefully fold into egg mixture, cutting through middle and lifting gently over sides. When almost incorporated, pour melted butter down side of bowl; gently fold to incorporate completely.
- Spread batter evenly in sheet or pan with a large offset spatula. Bake until golden brown and springy to the touch, about 6 minutes for 12-by-16-inch cake and 15 minutes for 9-inch round cake.
- For the 12-by-16-inch cake: Run a small knife around sides of sheet; invert onto a wire rack. Remove parchment. For the roll, transfer cake to a dish towel dusted with confectioners' sugar, and roll up, starting at a short end; for the torte, reinvert cake onto the rack. Let cool completely. For the 9-inch round cake: Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes; run a small knife around sides of pan. Invert onto rack; remove parchment, and reinvert onto rack. Let cool completely.
JULIA CHILD'S GENOISE CAKE
Steps:
- Brown butter in a saucepan, remove from heat to cool. Preheat oven to 325. Prepare 8x 2 pan--square or round. Butter, place parchment in bottom, butter the parchment. Whisk four eggs with sugar and vanilla over hot water until the mixture is warm to your finger. (The water in the bottom of the double boiler should not be boiling.) The mixture should be warm and foamy, not thick. Then place bowl beneath a stand mixer; mix 5-6 minutes until the mixture makes the ribbon. Next, alternately add the sifted flour and tepid butter to the batter, constantly and gently folding, taking care not to deflate the batter. Do not add the residual leavings of butter. Pour batter into the prepared pan, smooth with a spatula, and bake at 325 for 35-45 minutes. Cake is done when it rises and doubles, and springs back when you touch it. Cool 10 minutes, remove pan. When completely cool, cover. Can be frozen.
CHOCOLATE GENOISE
Use this chocolate genoise recipe to make our Buche de Noel.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 10 1/2-by-15 1/2-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10 1/2-by-15 1/2-by-1-inch jelly-roll pan. Line with parchment; butter and flour paper, tapping out the excess flour.
- Sift flour, cocoa, and baking soda together twice into a medium bowl. Set aside. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Skim off white foam, and pour clear yellow butter into a bowl, discarding white liquid at the bottom. Set aside in a warm place.
- In a medium-size heat-proof bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water; stir until mixture is warm to the touch and sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat, and beat on high speed until mixture is thick and pale and has tripled in bulk. Reduce speed to medium, add vanilla, and beat 2 to 3 minutes more.
- In three additions, sift flour mixture over egg mixture, folding in gently with a spatula. While folding in last addition, dribble melted butter over batter and fold in.
- Spread batter evenly in pan, leaving behind any unincorporated butter in the bottom of the bowl. Tap pan on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake until cake springs back when touched in center, 15 to 20 minutes. Don't overbake or cake will crack. Let sit in pan on a wire rack until cool enough to handle.
- Dust surface with cocoa powder. To make rolling easier, trim edges of cake, and cover with a sheet of waxed paper and a damp dish towel. Invert onto a work surface, and peel off parchment; dust with cocoa. Starting from one long end, carefully roll up cake in towel. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate until ready to use.
GENOISE WITH RASPBERRY CURD FILLING
The tart sweetness of the raspberry curd filling balances this buttery-rich, French-style sponge cake. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 601.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 8-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the cakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-by-2-inch round baking pans; line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Butter parchment; dust pans with flour, tapping out excess.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat until nut-brown in color, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat and pour butter into a large bowl, leaving behind any burned sediment; stir in vanilla and keep warm (110 to 120 degrees). Wipe out saucepan.
- Fill the same saucepan with a few inches of water and bring to a simmer. Lightly whisk together eggs and superfine sugar in a heatproof standing mixer bowl. Set bowl over (not in) simmering water, and whisk until superfine sugar dissolves and mixture is lukewarm to the touch.
- Attach bowl to standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whisk on high speed until light, airy, and quadruple in volume, at least 5 minutes. Whisk 1 cup egg mixture into warm butter mixture.
- Sift together flour and cornstarch. Gently and quickly fold half the flour mixture into remaining egg mixture until combined, then repeat with remaining flour mixture. Gently fold in butter mixture, then divide between prepared baking pans.
- Transfer pans to oven and bake until golden brown and edges begin to pull away from the sides, about 25 minutes. (Avoid opening oven door during baking, as cakes are fragile and may collapse.) Remove cakes from oven and unmold immediately onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the raspberry curd filling: In a small food processor, puree raspberries until smooth.
- Whisk together granulated sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Whisk in zest and egg yolks, then whisk in lemon juice and salt. Add butter and place pan over medium-high heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until butter has melted, small bubbles form around the edge of the pan, and mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and becomes clear, about 5 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat. Whisk in raspberry puree. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a glass bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of curd and refrigerate until cool, about 30 minutes.
- Assemble the cake: Using a serrated knife, halve each cooled cake horizontally to form 2 layers. Place 1 layer on a cake turntable or serving platter; spread a scant 1/2 cup curd on top. Set another cake layer on top, and repeat process with remaining curd and cake layers. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Make the whipped cream: Whisk cream and confectioners' sugar to soft peaks. Spread entire cake with whipped cream, smoothing the top and sides. Top with raspberries, if desired.
GENOISE WITH FRUIT 'N' CREAM FILLING
Sweet syrup soaks into the tender layers of this sponge cake from our Test Kitchen. Complete the presentation with sweetened cream and assorted fresh berries.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 10-12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Line two greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a large heat-proof bowl, combine eggs and sugar; place over a large saucepan filled with 1-2 in. of simmering water. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 110°, about 8-10 minutes. , Remove from the heat; add lemon zest and extract. With a hand mixer, beat on high speed until mixture is lemon-colored and more than doubles in volume. Fold in flour, 1/4 cup at a time. Gently fold in butter. Spread into prepared pans., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine boiling water and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in cold water and extract. Using a fork, evenly poke 1/2-in.-deep holes in each cake. Spoon sugar syrup over cake surface. , In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla if desired; beat until soft peaks form., Place one cake on a serving platter; spread with half of the whipped cream and top with half of the berries. Repeat layers. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323 calories, Fat 18g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 154mg cholesterol, Sodium 117mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
ITALIAN BASIC GENOISE (SPONGE CAKE)
This seems like a very versatile sponge cake recipe to have on hand. Received in email from gourmet-cooks-from-around-the-world. Thanks AJ.
Provided by Busters friend
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 2 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Blend the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar in a mixer bowl with a wire whip attachment until the mixture doubles in volume-about 15 minutes on high speed. Just before stopping the mixer, add the vanilla and mix inches.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift together the cake flour, cornstarch and salt. Fold dry mixture into egg mixture with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, just until blended.
- Coat two 10-inch round cake pans with shortening. Pour the batter into the pans and put them immediately into preheated 350 degree oven.
- Bake until tops are springy to the touch, about 45 to 50 minutes.
- Remove the cakes from the pans and cool on a wire rack.
- When cool, use a long serrated knife to slice off the tops of the cakes.
- For tiramisu or other layer cakes, divide each cake into three uniform layers with a serrated knives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 946.5, Fat 16.8, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 631, Sodium 187.9, Carbohydrate 170.6, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 93.1, Protein 26.2
GENOISE BROWNIE CAKE
This is a dense cake that is very pliable and goes well with any rich frosting or filling. A great cake would be to bake two layers of this genoise, sandwiching a layer of fudgy brownies, and topping with chocolate icing.
Provided by IRACKAWAY
Time 1h58m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift cake flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt into a bowl.
- Whisk 4 eggs and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl. Beat on high speed using an electric mixer until pale yellow and tripled in volume. Mix in 1 tablespoon vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing batter until fully incorporated after each addition.
- Place melted butter into a bowl; add 1/2 cup of the batter and mix until smooth. Recombine with the main batter; mix until smooth. Pour batter into a round 9-inch baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 27 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan. Leave the oven on.
- Sift all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.
- Place 1 cup butter and chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup sugar; stir briefly. Pour mixture into a large bowl.
- Beat the remaining 1 cup sugar and 4 eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer until just combined. Stir half gently into the chocolate mixture. Beat the remaining sugar-egg mixture until pale and doubled in volume; fold into the chocolate mixture. Add sifted flour mixture; mix until no dry spots remain. Pour batter into a round 9-inch baking pan.
- Bake brownie in the still-hot oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, 23 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan, at least 20 minutes.
- Transfer brownie layer to a plate; coat the top with frosting. Set genoise on top; spread frosting over the entire cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 458 calories, Carbohydrate 59.4 g, Cholesterol 127.3 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 248.8 mg, Sugar 41.2 g
VEGAN LEMON GENOISE CAKE
I made this cake for my friends wedding last summer. Many of the guests (non-vegans) at the wedding were worried how the cake would taste. Everyone loved it! The Bride found the recipe somewhere online and we played with it. I tripled this recipe to make this for the wedding ( two 10 inch round cakes and two 8 inch round cakes) You could use my Easy Buttercream Icing # 425083, to ice the cake, but we used my Macadamia Nut Butter Buttercream Icing #425225. To make either of these icings vegan, just leave out the meringue powder. To fill the middle of the layers we used my Vegan Lemon Curd #425233.
Provided by CupcakeAngel
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 2 8 inch cakes, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare the pans by greasing with margarine and dusting with flour.
- Mix the dry ingredients together with a whisk in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the margarine, water and lemon juice and beat with an stand mixer for a minute.
- Add the remaining ingredients and beat one more minute.
- Divide equally between the cake pans.
- Bake until cakes test done. (8 inch pan about 40 - 50 minutes, 10 inch pan about 50-60 minutes).
- Cool on racks for 10 minutes, then loosen cakes and remove from pans to finish cooling, otherwise it might crack and fall apart from being too warm.
- To remove from pans, first, run a thin knife to loosen the edge of the cake layer from the pan. Then, place a wire rack over the top of it and with a hand on each side of the baking pan and rack, quickly invert. Gently shake or tap the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon handle to help remove the cake layer. Carefully peel off the liner and turn cake layer right-side-up to cool on a wire cake rack.
- When completely cool cover one layer of cake with Vegan Lemon Curd #425233, and then cover with other layer of cake.
- Cover cake with icing of your choice. May favourite is Macadamia Nut Butter Buttercream Icing #425225, but you could use Easy Buttercream Icing # 425083.
VANILLA GENOISE
Steps:
- Equipment: 11 x 17 x 1-inch baking tray, the bottom lined with parchment paper
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl of an electric mixer, combine the egg yolks, 1 cup of the sugar, salt, and vanilla. Using the whisk attachment on high speed whip until thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce to medium speed and slowly add the hot water. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Increase to high speed and again whip until thick. Fold in the flour and then the melted butter. Set aside.
- In a clean bowl of an electric mixer using the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Increase to high speed and slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Whip the egg whites until stiff and then fold them into the reserved batter. Gently spread the batter in the prepared baking tray. Bake until the cake is golden brown and springs back lightly when touched, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan. Remove the cake from the pan by running a knife along the inside edge of the pan and inverting it onto a work surface. Carefully peel off the parchment paper.
- The genoise can be made a day or two in advance. Store wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature. It also freezes well.
ALMOND PRALINE FOR GENOISE TORTE
Use this recipe to make our Genoise Torte with Chocolate- and Praline-Caramel Mousses.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 2/3 cup
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Bring sugar and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Swirl pan to dissolve sugar. Wash down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Boil until sugar turns light amber, about 7 minutes.
- Add almonds and salt; cook, stirring constantly, until almonds are toasted and caramel turns dark amber. Pour onto prepared sheet. Let cool completely.
- Break into shards. Transfer to a food processor; pulse until finely ground with a few larger pieces remaining.
LEMON GENOISE CAKE
I needed an egg-free lemon cake recipe for Easter this year. I found a vegan one on this site, but since I just needed it to be egg-free, I added the dairy back in. I am really pleased with how this turned out.
Provided by MsLizze
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the cake:.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour two 9" round pans.
- Mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the butter, water, and lemon juice and beat on medium for one minute.
- Add the remaining ingredients and beat on medium for one minute more.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cakes comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool thoroughly before filling and frosting.
- For the frosting:.
- Combine the mascarpone cheese, lemon juice, and powdered sugar in a bowl and beat on high until thoroughly combined and medium peaks form.
- Use it to fill and frost the cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3978.9, Fat 79.6, SaturatedFat 48.5, Cholesterol 208.8, Sodium 3820.2, Carbohydrate 792.2, Fiber 7, Sugar 485, Protein 37.2
GENOISE WITH LAVENDER & VANILLA BEAN PASTRY CREAM AND FRESH BERRIES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9" springform pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and butter. Lightly dust pan with flour. Sift the flour & salt together 3 times, set aside. Beat eggs at medium-high speed and gradually add in the sugar until the mixture triples in volume, becomes very pale in color & forms a ribbon when the beaters are lifted. Sift one third of the flour into the egg mixture & very gently fold it in. Add an additional third of the flour, & repeat the folding process. Take some batter and fold it carefully into the melted & cooled butter to lighten it. Add the butter mixture back to the batter & fold in gently, only until it is incorporated. Sift in the rest of the flour, fold it in & pour the batter into prepared pan. Smooth out the top, leaving the sides a little bit higher than the center & bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the top springs back when touched lightly & the edges begin to pull away. Cool for 5-10 minutes on a wire rack, then invert the pan, remove the sides and the parchment and let cool completely. For the cream: Simmer the milk, sugar, vanilla bean & lavender for around 30 minutes. Strain, discarding lavender. Whisk egg yolk constantly while slowly pouring in the hot milk. Put the flour into the pan, pour on a little of the hot milk mixture whisking it to remove lumps & then add the rest. Cook quickly over medium high heat stirring constantly until the mixture is thickened. Add the butter. Cover with plastic, pressing it down onto the cream to keep it from forming a skin. Cool. Prepare the berries, adding 2-4 tablespoons sugar if needed. Assemble: Cut cooled cake in half, spoon lavender cream onto middle section, place some of the berries over the cream. Put second layer on top, dust with powdered sugar. Place a few berries on top along with some fresh mint to garnish. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
GENOISE
Genoise is a cake similar in texture to ladyfingers. After it is baked the layers can be cut into strips resembling the fingers.
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield 2 layers
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Line each pan with a round of waxed paper; butter paper. Dust paper and sides of pans with flour; tap off excess.
- Place the eggs and sugar in a heatproof bowl; set bowl over pan of hot (not boiling) water. Beat at medium speed until mixture feels tepid, about 2 minutes. Remove from hot water. Continue beating until thick, light in color and tripled in volume, about 15 minutes.
- Sift flour several times with salt, then sift mixture, one half at a time, directly over egg mixture, gently folding in after each addition. Drizzle clarified butter very lightly over batter; fold in gently.
- Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing evenly. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 400 degrees, until cake is golden brown. Remove from oven; invert pans on wire racks to release cake layers. Gently peel away waxed paper; let layers cool to room temperature.
- To use for tiramis u, cut each layer in half and then cut halves into strips 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 568, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 74 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 238 milligrams, Sugar 50 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GENOISE WITH COCONUT CREAM AND CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE AND MANGO
In this sunny-tasting tropical-fruit dessert, genoise becomes a tender shell for coconut pastry cream and slices of caramelized pineapple and mango.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using the tip of a paring knife, cut a circle into top of cake, leaving a 1/4-inch border and stopping about 1/3 inch from the cake's bottom. Insert a long slicing knife into edge of cake 1/3 inch from bottom, as if splitting the cake into two layers; instead of actually splitting the cake, only make that single incision and carefully move the knife blade within the cake to loosen the center. Repeat on opposite side. Use an offset spatula to lift out the center, leaving a shell for filling. Reserve cake center for another use.
- Brush shell with simple syrup. Spread pastry cream on bottom. Refrigerate until cold, 1 hour. To serve, arrange pineapple and mango on top of pastry cream.
CHOCOLATE GENOISE WITH CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT GANACHE
Categories Cake Milk/Cream Chocolate Egg Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Spring Bon Appétit Small Plates
Yield Makes 10-12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Make syrup:
- Stir water and sugar in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil. Remove from heat. Stir in creme de cacao and vanilla. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover; chill.)
- Make genoise:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides; line bottom with parchment paper. Cover cake rack with paper towel; spray paper towel with nonstick spray.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder and baking soda into small bowl 3 times. Combine eggs, egg yolk, sugar and salt in large stainless steel bowl. {Step One} Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bottom of bowl touch water). Whisk until mixture is just warm to touch (thermometer will register 110°F), about 2 minutes. Remove mixture from over water. {Step Two} Using electric mixer, beat until mixture triples in volume and falls in heavy ribbon when beaters are lifted, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Sift flour mixture over in 3 additions; fold gently to incorporate each time. Drizzle butter over and fold in (do not overmix or batter will deflate). Transfer batter to prepared pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cut around pan sides; release sides. Turn cake out onto towel-covered rack; peel off parchment. Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap; store at room temperature.)
- Make ganache:
- Place chocolate in large bowl. Bring cream to boil in small saucepan. Pour cream over chocolate. {Step Three} Add corn syrup and extracts; whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Transfer 3 cups ganache to medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until very thick and light colored, about 12 minutes.
- Using long serrated knife, cut genoise horizontally into 3 layers. Place 1 cake layer on cardboard round or pan bottom. Brush cake with 3 tablespoons syrup. Spread 1/3 of whipped ganache over. Repeat 2 more times with remaining cake layers, syrup and whipped ganache. Spread 1 cup unwhipped ganache thinly over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate cake until coating sets, about 10 minutes.
- If necessary, warm remaining un-whipped ganache until just pourable. Place cake on rack set over sheet of foil. Pour ganache over cake as glaze, spreading to cover top and sides smoothly. Chill until glaze begins to set, about 30 minutes. Place cake on platter. Press chocolate curls onto sides. Chill at least 2 hours.
GENOISE
Steps:
- Line a 10 inch cake pan with parchment paper. Use pan spray to attach parchment to bottom of pan. Whisk eggs and sugar. Put over a double boiler and whisk until mixture reaches 110-120 degrees. Put in mixer and whip on high for approximately 10 minutes. Reduce speed to medium to reduce air bubbles. Put egg mixture into a clean bowl. Add 1/2 the flour to the butter to temper. Add remaining flour around edge of bowl of egg mixture and fold into eggs. Add butter mixture to eggs and fold gently. Pour into prepared pan. Fill pan only 2/3 full. Turn pan to settle batter. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25 minutes or until it springs back when lightly touched. Frost with Italian or Swiss buttercream.
Tips:
- Always use fresh, high-quality ingredients.
- Make sure your oven is preheated properly before baking.
- Do not overmix your batter; overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake.
- Bake your cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow your cake to cool completely before frosting or decorating.
- If you are making a layer cake, level the layers before stacking them.
- Use a variety of frosting and decoration techniques to create a beautiful and delicious cake.
Conclusion:
Genoise cake is a classic French sponge cake that is light, airy, and delicious. It is a versatile cake that can be used for a variety of desserts, from simple layer cakes to elaborate wedding cakes. With a few simple tips, you can easily make a genoise cake that is sure to impress your friends and family. Go ahead and experiment with different flavors and decorations to create your own unique genoise cake.
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