B irthday parties, Easter soirees, coronations: They’re all perfect occasions for a good layer cake. Rising tiers of delicate genoise, or sponge cake, layered with ethereal French butter cream make ...

Birthday parties, holiday soirees, coronations: They’re all perfect occasions for a good layer cake. Rising tiers of delicate genoise layered with ethereal French butter cream — imagine cirrus clouds ...

This vanilla sponge cake is a classic genoise - light, springy, and perfect for layering. I’ll show you how to whip the eggs to the right stage so the cake rises without baking powder doing the heavy ...

A note about genoise cakes: They're very simple cakes, relying on equal parts of the three ingredients with the optional addition of melted butter. But many cookbooks, perhaps because they've been ...