Genoise Cake with Sugar Dough

Genoise Cake with Sugar Dough

A light sponge cake covered or decorated with sugar dough.

A light sponge cake decorated or covered with sugar dough.

Similar to a soft layer cake or birthday cake base.

Keep the batter airy for a fluffy sponge texture.

Ingredients

  • 7 large eggs Eggs
  • 300 g (2 cups) Sugar
  • 5 g Liquid vanilla
  • 340 g (3 cups) Flour
  • a little Red food coloring
  • 20 g (2 sachets) Baking powder
  • for filling Cream
  • as desired Decorations
  • 300 g Marshmallows
  • 50 g Butter
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon Water
  • mentioned without an amount Boiling water
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup Cornstarch
  • 10 g Vanilla powder
  • mentioned without an amount Cocoa
  • mentioned when explaining how to color the sugar dough Green food coloring
  • mentioned without an amount Sweetened condensed milk
  • mentioned as a flavoring/addition Pistachios
  • red, green, and others as needed Other colors for the sugar dough
  • mentioned as an alternative method for sugar dough Gelatin

Instructions

  1. In the mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar and vanilla until the mixture is suitable for Genoise cake.
  2. In another bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder before adding it to the egg mixture.
  3. In the mixing bowl, add the red food coloring to the mixture, or leave the mixture its natural color, or replace it with cocoa as mentioned in the explanation.
  4. In the mixing bowl, stir the mixture slowly and gently so that the air is not knocked out of the beaten eggs.
  5. In the baking pan, pour in the mixture and spread it as evenly as possible.
  6. In the oven, bake the Genoise until done, then leave it to cool before filling and decorating.
  7. In a saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, place the marshmallows with the butter, lemon juice, and water, then heat the mixture until softened.
  8. In the kneading bowl, add the powdered sugar and cornstarch to the melted marshmallow mixture, then knead the sugar dough until it holds together.
  9. In the kneading bowl, the sugar dough can be colored as desired before use.
  10. In the refrigerator, keep the sugar dough or prepared shapes so they do not melt.
  11. On the surface of the cake, add the cream filling, then cover or decorate with the sugar dough.
  12. Using decorating tools, cut and shape the sugar dough, then attach it to the cake according to the desired design.

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