Genoise

Genoise is a sponge cake named after the city of Genoa. It was created by an Italian pâtissier working in Bordeaux. He was observed by August Julien, who took the recipe back to his pâtisserie that he worked at in Paris and named it after the Genoise pâtissier who created it. The air is incorporated in the sponge through warming and whisking of the eggs to create a light foam mixture to which the flour is then folded through.