Pain de Gênes

The pain de gênes is a delicious cake made with a base consisting mostly of almonds and butter. This preparation should not be confused with the similar génoise cake, which contains large quantities of fruit and no almonds. The name of the cake literally translates to “Genoa bread,” and originated in the Northern Italian port city of Genoa in the early 19th century. The cake is said to have been made to commemorate the siege of Genoa in 1800, during the French Revolutionary wars. The French