Name: Genoise Brownie Cake recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup cake flour;1 tablespoon white sugar;¼ teaspoon salt;½ cup white sugar;4 large eggs, at room temperature;1 tablespoon vanilla extract;2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted;1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour;1 teaspoon salt;1 cup unsalted butter;6 ounces unsweetened chocolate;2 cups white sugar, divided;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;4 large eggs;¾ cup prepared chocolate frosting, or as needed

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Ingredients

1 cup cake flour 1 tablespoon white sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup white sugar 4 large eggs, at room temperature 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate 2 cups white sugar, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs ¾ cup prepared chocolate frosting, or as needed

Nutrition Info

458 calories carbohydrate: 59.4 g cholesterol: 127.3 mg fat: 23.7 g fiber: 2.2 g protein: 6.5 g saturatedFat: 13.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 248.8 mg sugar: 41.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift cake flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt into a bowl.
Whisk 4 eggs and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl. Beat on high speed using an electric mixer until pale yellow and tripled in volume. Mix in 1 tablespoon vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing batter until fully incorporated after each addition.
Place melted butter into a bowl, add 1/2 cup of the batter and mix until smooth. Recombine with the main batter, mix until smooth. Pour batter into a round 9-inch baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 27 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan. Leave the oven on.
Sift all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.
Place 1 cup butter and chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup sugar, stir briefly. Pour mixture into a large bowl.
Beat the remaining 1 cup sugar and 4 eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer until just combined. Stir half gently into the chocolate mixture. Beat the remaining sugar-egg mixture until pale and doubled in volume, fold into the chocolate mixture. Add sifted flour mixture, mix until no dry spots remain. Pour batter into a round 9-inch baking pan.
Bake brownie in the still-hot oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, 23 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan, at least 20 minutes.
Transfer brownie layer to a plate, coat the top with frosting. Set genoise on top, spread frosting over the entire cake.

Recipe Yield

1 triple-layered 9-inch cake

Recipe Note

This is a dense cake that is very pliable and goes well with any rich frosting or filling. A great cake would be to bake two layers of this genoise, sandwiching a layer of fudgy brownies, and topping with chocolate icing.

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