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Genoise Sponge Cake
Total time115 min
Prep30 min
Cook85 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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ChefEsraa Salem Al-Samak

Genoise Sponge Cake

An easy genoise sponge cake that pairs beautifully with whipped cream (chantilly) and fruit. Simple ingredients yield a light, elegant cake.

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Ingredients

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  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • A very small teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Chantilly cream (whipped cream)
  • Pineapple juice
  • Syrup (simple syrup)
  • For more easy cakes see: Red Velvet Cake
  • cream# chantilly

Method

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  1. Beat the eggs with the sugar and vanilla using an electric mixer until pale and thick in texture
  2. Add the flour with the baking powder and fold gently with a spoon
  3. Pour the genoise mixture into the appropriate pan or a small baking tin, then bake at 160°C
  4. Leave it for half an hour and test with a small wooden skewer
  5. Let it cool completely at room temperature
  6. Cut the cake horizontally into two or three layers
  7. Saturate the layers with syrup and juice, then fill with cream and reassemble the layers
  8. Decorate the genoise with cream and fruit or as desired
  9. Chill in the fridge for a few hours, preferably overnight, to set well
  10. For more wonderful and easy cakes, here is the link: Red Velvet Cake

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianNut freeMediumLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • Meshbak Sweet
  • Red Velvet Cake

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