Genoise
- 12 oz eggs
- 8 oz sugar
- 8 oz cake flour, sifted
- 2 1/2 oz butter, melted and cooled back to room temperature
- 1 t vanilla, added to butter during cooling
- 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.
eggs, sugar, cake flour, butter, vanilla
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/genoise-50073841 (may not work)