Square layer cake base

Square layer cake with light génoise and white chocolate chantilly.


Square layer cake base
Bart de Gans

Bart de Gans

Perfri Chocolate & Pastry, The Netherlands

Ingredients

For 64 servings

Génoise

500 g egg yolks

125 g sugar (1)

500 g egg whites

4 g salt

375 g sugar (2)

450 g flour

Pâte sablé

215 g Debic Cake Butter

162 g icing sugar

55 g ground almonds

90 g whole egg

3 g salt

435 g flour

White chocolate chantilly

10 g gelatine powder

50 g water

200 g Debic Stand & Overrun (1)

100 g white chocolate 35%

800 g Debic Stand & Overrun (2)

Preparation

Génoise

Whip the egg yolks with sugar (1) until light and fluffy (ribbon stage). 

Beat egg whites with salt until foamy, then gradually add sugar (2) until stiff peaks form.

Carefully fold the yolk mixture into the meringue.

Gently fold in sifted flour. 

Spread batter over 4 trays (60 x 40 cm) and bake at 190 °C for 15–18 minutes.

Cool completely on a wire rack.

Pâte sablé

Use all ingredients at ambient temperature.

Knead to a short dough.

Store in refrigerator. 

Place on a bottom of baked pâte sablé.Roll and bake as needed for cake base.

White chocolate chantilly

Hydrate the gelatine with water. 

Bring the cream (1) to a boil, add the gelatine mass, and pour over the white chocolate.

Blend to a smooth emulsion.

Add the remaining cold cream (2) and blend again.

Cover with cling film in direct contact with the surface and allow to crystallise in the refrigerator for 12 hours. Before use, whip until light and pipeable.

Assembly

Place the first layer of génoise in a 60 × 40 cm frame. Spread a layer of chantilly.

Repeat the layering process with a second génoise layer and chantilly. 

Cover with third génoise layer.

Spread chantilly over the top and decorate as desired. 

Place on a bottom of baked pâte sablé.

Cut into 4 blocks of 29 x 19 cm.

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