Genoise Cake

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How to make Genoise sponge cake: This recipe bakes up so light and airy! Leavened only with eggs, infused with rich butter & sweet vanilla.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Keyword: cake Genoise recipe, Genoise, Genoise cake recipe, Genoise sponge cake

Servings: servings

Calories: 252kcal

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Mist three 6-inch diameter cake pans* with non-stick spray, dust them with flour, and line them with circles cut from parchment.
Whip the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a large mixing bowl on high speed until tripled in volume (approx. 5 to 7 minutes).
Sift in about 1/2 of the cake flour.
Fold the flour in gently until almost combined.
Fold in about 1/2 of the melted butter, then sift in the remaining flour, folding gently until amost combined.
Fold in the remaining butter and tranfer the batter to the prepared pans.
Bake until the cakes are set on the edges, deeply golden, and springy in the centers (approx. 20 to 25 minutes). A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
Cool completely in the pans, then run the tip of a sharp knife around the edge to loosen the cakes before turning out.

*This recipe can also be baked in two 8-inch diameter cake pans, as 18 cupcakes, as a 9x13-inch sheet cake, in a 5-cup capacity loaf pan, or double the recipe and bake it in a 12-cup capacity bundt pan. Adjust bake time as needed.