Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Genoa Cake with Orange Marmalade and Chocolate Ganache Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8:

• 4 eggs

• 2 3/4 oz butter

• 3 1/2 oz (100 g) sugar

• 4 1/4 oz almond powder

• 2 tbsp cornstarch

• 1 pinch salt

• 1 1/2 tbsp Grand Marnier

• 3 1/2 oz (100 g) dark chocolate

• 3 1/2 oz (100 g) orange marmalade

• Several pieces of candied fruits of your choice

Ganache :

• 2/3 lb (300 g) dark chocolate

• 1/3 lb (150 g) heavy crème fraiche

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 340° F (170° C).

2. Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Melt 2 1/8 oz (60 g) of butter and set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the yolks with the sugar and almond powder, finally add the cornstarch. In another mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to stiff peaks, then add to the previous mixture, folding in carefully with a wooden spoon. Add the melted butter and the Grand Marnier.

3. Pour the batter into a greased cake pan. Bake for 25 - 30 min.

4. Prepare the ganache: grate the chocolate into a mixing bowl. Bring the creme fraiche to a boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate, stirring all the time, until the mixture is smooth. Set aside.

5. Melt the chocolate, broken into pieces, in a double boiler.

6. In the meantime, cut the Genoa cake into four layers. Spread the bottom layer with warm orange marmalade, the second layer with ganache. Repeat this procedure with the following two layers. Assemble the cake and cover with melted chocolate. Chill for 1 h.

7. Decorate with whole candied fruits and serve.