Fancy Genoa Cake
An afternoon tea dessert based on Genoa cake, decorated with marzipan, cream, fruit purée, and desiccated coconut.
Ingredients
eggs (for making Genoa cake)
5 oz (150 g)
cream
to taste
red fruit puree
to taste
decorative materials (marzipan, shredded coconut, chocolate, etc.)
to taste
Instructions
1
Make cake base
Make Genoa cake using eggs (see page 101)
2
Cut into pieces
Cut the cake into squares, circles or other various shapes
3
Decoration variations
Decorate according to the diagram: can be wrapped in pink or white marzipan; sides can be coated with shredded coconut or chocolate chips; top can be piped with cream, drizzled with fruit puree or sprinkled with chocolate crumbs
