Karen Morgan

Chestnut Genoise Hearts

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Preparation info

  • Makes

    4

    Hearts

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free

Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free

By Karen Morgan

Published 2010

  • About

These individual heart-shaped cakes have a robust chestnut flavor, a delicate buttercream filling, and a perfectly sweet glaze, resulting in a subtly complex dessert that will make even the hardest of hearts swoon.

Ingredients

    Genoise

  • 6 tablespoons chestnut flour
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 6

Method

For the genoise: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a jellyroll pan, line the pan with parchment paper, and butter the paper. In a small bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and stir with a small whisk to blend.

In a stand mixer