Ingredients

  • 6 x Large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 c. Sugar, plus
  • 2 Tbsp. Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 1/4 c. All-Purpose Flour, sifted
  • 1 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
  • 9 c. Fresh Blackberries, or possibly
  • 36 ounce Frzn Blackberries, thawed
  • 1/2 c. Sugar
  • 2 pkt Unflavoured Gelatin
  • 1/2 c. Cool Water
  • 2 c. Heavy Cream
  • 3/4 c. Seedless Blackberry Jam
  • 2 Tbsp. Blackberry Liqueur

Method

  • Genoise: Preheat oven to 350 F. Generously butter and flour 2 15x10x1" jelly-roll pans.
  • In a large mixing bowl beat Large eggs, 1 c. = 2 tb sugar and vanilla on high till mix triples in volume and runs off beaters in thick ribbons, about 7 to 8 min.
  • Add in 1/4 of the flour at a time, sifting it proportionately over the egg mix and then folding it in with a large rubber spatula.
  • Drizzle oil over top of egg mix and mix in.
  • Gently spread batter proportionately in pans.
  • Bake at 350 F for 20-25 min till cake is golden and springs back when gently touched in center.
  • Cold in pans set on racks.
  • Blackberry Puree: In a food processor, blend berries in several batches, pulsing on/off several times till berries are liquefied.
  • Don't overprocess or possibly seeds will be grnd up and impossible to remove.
  • Press puree through a fine sieve a little at a time, till all juice is extracted.
  • Throw away seeds.
  • Measure 2 c. plus another seperate 3 tb puree.
  • Cover and chill and ramining puree to use another time.
  • Blackberry Bavarian Creme: In a large bowl combine 2 c. Blackberry puree and 1/2 c. sugar.
  • Mix well to dissolve sugar.
  • Set aside.
  • In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cool water.
  • Let soften 10 min.
  • Add in 3 tb rasberry puree.
  • Stir over medium-low heat till gelatin dissolves.
  • Stir into Blackberry sugar mix.
  • In a chilled large mixing bowl beat cream to soft peaks.
  • Fold into Blackberry mix.
  • Assembly: Butter and sugar 10 6 oz ramekins or possibly molds which measure about 3" in diameter and 1 1/2" deep.
  • Using a cookie cutter, cut cake into 20 rounds the same diameter as inside the rim of the rmaekins, about 2 3/4".
  • Remove cake rounds from pan with a small spatula.
  • Place 1 cake round in each ramekin.
  • Reserve remaining cake rounds.
  • Spoon Bavarian cream into ramekins, filling almost to top.
  • Arrange remaining cake rounds atop Bavarian cram layer.
  • Cover, and chill overnight.
  • Blackberry Glaze: In a small saucpan, combine Blackberry jam and liqueur.
  • Stir over medium heat till melted and smooth.
  • Cold 5-10 min.
  • To Serve: Dip molds briefly in warm water.
  • Run knife around edge of molds to loosen.
  • Unmold and arrange top side up on serving plates.
  • Spoon hot Blackberry glaze over top cake rounds.
  • Chill 15 min to set.
  • If you like serve with a custard sauce.
  • Note: Lb.
  • cake cut in rounds 3/8" thick may be substituted for the geniose.