Alice Medrich

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    10–12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts
Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

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For best flavor and texture, assemble cake at least one day ahead.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Briskly stir 3 tablespoons of the rum into the Buttercream with a rubber spatula. In a separate bowl, combine the walnuts with ⅔ cup of the rum buttercream. Combine the remaining rum with the Simple Syrup.
  2. Using a serrated knife, cut Génoise, horizontally, into 3 layers. Invert top layer onto the cake circle. Brush layer with rum syrup. Spread half of the walnu