genoise
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9.9
A light, rich sponge cake made with eggs, sugar, and flour
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnəˌweɪz/
- Specialized
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genoise
- A traditional Italian dessert is often layered with fruit and cream, showcasing the light texture of genoise cake.
- genoise cake
Examples
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Gau-sama and Genoise get up get up get up!
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The chef demonstrated how to roll the genoise with raspberry jam for a beautiful dessert presentation.
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For a classic tiramisu, the recipe calls for making a soft genoise to absorb the coffee flavor.
Synonyms
sponge cake
vsgenoise
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1.8
A light, airy cake that uses eggs, flour and sugar without butter or oil
is Italian and richer, permitting melted butter instead of no added fat
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4.7
A light cake made from two sponge layers sandwiched with jam and usually cream
is a single rich Italian version focusing on batter rather than layered filling
vanilla sponge cake
vsgenoise
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1.0
A light, soft cake flavored with vanilla
is richer and allows melted butter rather than having no added fat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Genoise comes from French and means 'from Genoa', the big port city in Italy. So a genoise is a light Italian sponge cake, and thinking of Genoa helps you remember its Italian origin.