Name: Savoy Cake * (Gâteau de Savoie)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lime; 6 egg yolks (scant ½ cup/120 g); 1 cup minus 2½ tbsp (6 oz./170 g) sugar, divided; 6 egg whites (¾ cup/180 g); ¼ cup (1¼ oz./35 g) potato starch; Butter and sugar for the pan; ¾ cup + 2 tbsp (4 oz./115 g) AP flour

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Butter and sugar for the pan
¾ cup + 2 tbsp (4 oz./115

Europe
France
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Grease the pan with butter and dust with sugar until coated. Chill until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C/Gas Mark 3).
Sift the flour and potato starch together.
Whisk the egg yolks with three-quarters of the sugar in