Genoise
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The Genoise, known as the mother of all cakes, is a classic and versatile recipe. Made with just a few key ingredients - eggs, sugar, and flour. Genoise is surprisingly easy to prepare, yet yields impressive results.
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The mother of all cakes
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Coffee Genoise
- Add 5g of coffee extract into the egg-sugar mixture.
Plain Genoise
- Continue beating on high speed using a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. After 5 minutes or more, it should turn to a foamy dream like foam. Preheat fan oven to 330ºF/160ºC.
- Fold in the sifted flour using a spider skimmer – then incorporate the melted butter.
- Fill up the prepared pan.
Baking
- Bake genoise for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it stand for 5 minutes. Then flip and tap it over the countertop. Transfer genoise to a cooling rack to cool.
Storage
- Wrap genoise in plastic film, and store under refrigeration for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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