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Genoise is another term for "sponge cake" - extremely airy and light. It's most often used as layers in cakes. Although it may not look that difficult, genoise is rather fickle and I have covered the key points in making a successful genoise. I have filmed this video using the ingredients of the version 1 below. Also feel free to use the concise version (version 2).
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▶Size of pan used◀
15cm x 7cm (diameter/height). For a 8 inch pan (20cm diameter), multiply all the ingredients by 1.8
▶Ingredients (Ver.1)◀
Whole Eggs 140g
Sugar 71g
Honey 13g
Cake flour 59g
Cornstarch 13g
Butter 8g
Milk 13g
+ a few drops of vanilla extract
▶Ingredients (Ver.2)◀
Eggs 148g
Sugar 74g
Cake flour 74g
Butter 21g
+ a few drops of vanilla extract
▶Steps◀
① Before you start, prepare the pan in advance by cutting parchment paper into strips/circle and line the inside. Also keep the butter/milk at 60°C.
② Combine the eggs and sugar+honey in a bowl and raise the temperature of this mixture to 40°C using a hot water bath.
③ Whisk the mixture using a hand mixer for several minutes until you reach an ivory coloured batter (2 methods of checking this is mentioned in the video)
④ Whisk on low speed for 1~2mins to tighten and even out the air bubbles inside the batter.
⑤ Add the sifted flour/cornstarch and fold it in carefully with a spatula.
⑥ Add in butter/milk at 60°C and fold carefully.
⑦ Bake at 165°C for approx. 30minutes.
⑧ Immediately after you take it out of the oven, give a shock to release the hot air bubbles inside. Take the genoise out of the pan, let it cool upside down for 10minutes before turning it back upright.
⑨ Let it cool completely before slicing it into layers.
⑩ Storage: air tight container + wrapped in cling film (2 days in fridge / 3~4 weeks in freezer)
▶Difference between ver.1 and ver.2◀
The more complex version would taste slightly better (a bit more moist) than the simpler version.
▶Useful Tip◀
1.You must raise the temperature of the egg/sugar/honey mixture to 40°C to allow plenty of air to be incorporated + sugar will melt completely.
2. Whisk the mixture enough so that it gets fluffy enough (either check using the ribbon method or the toothpick method. Please see the video for details)
3. Tightening the air bubbles on low speed (on handmixer) is crucial to achieve a homogenous interior.
4. Overfolding the flour will result in reduced volume. However, undermixing will result in bits of unmixed flour when you bake it (oh no...).
5. Giving the genoise a shock immediately after you take it out of the oven is important. If you don't, you may end up with a sinking/shrinking genoise as it cools down.
6. Check if genoise is well-baked by inserting a wooden rod to see if anything sticks to the rod - if it comes out clean then you're good.
★My Equipments★
Oven: UNOX Bakerlux Shop.Pro Convection oven
Handmixer: Luxel or Tornado
Standmixer: KitchenAid 5 Qrt Bowl-Lift or Kenwood 7 Qrt (amzn.to/2Xq5hc9)
Silicone Mat: Silpat(amzn.to/3tLB1UL) or Silpat equivalent(amzn.to/3zcO5nf)
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Hand Blender: Braun MQ 7035X (amzn.to/2XsCrb4)
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