Summer Fruit Genoise

Name: Summer Fruit Genoise
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Makes one 20 cm (8 in) cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 350 ml (12 fl oz) double (heavy) cream; 2 tbsp icing (confectioners) sugar; 350 g (12 oz) summer berries; 220 g (8 oz) blackcurrant preserve; 100 g (3½ oz) summer berries – blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrants etc; 8 eggs; 200 g (7 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 100 g (3½ oz) butter, melted and cooled; 250 g (9 oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
one
20 cm cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

The Pink Whisk Guide to Cake Making

By Ruth Clemens

Published 2013

About

Genoise sponges are the lightest type of cake you can make – they weigh almost nothing. A little bit tricky to do but follow the steps and you’ll be there in no time.

Ingredients

Cake

8 eggs
250 g (9 oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Cake
Preserve
Summer
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan)/180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line the bases of three 20 cm (8