INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

GENOISE LAYER: Preheat oven to 350F. Break eggs into bowl of electric
mixer. Whisk in salt, then sugar. Place bowl over pan of simmering
water. Whisk until just lukewarm. Whip by machine until cold and
increased in volume, about 4-5 minutes. Mix cake flour and  cornstarch.
Sift over the egg foam in 3 or 4 additions, folding in  with a rubber
spatula. Pour batter into buttered and paper-lined  10-inch round pan
and level. Bake about 30 minutes until well-risen,  golden and
beginning to shrink from sides. Unmold immediately and  cool on a rack.
Divide the cooled Genoise into 3 layers with a sharp,  serrated knife.
Place 1 layer on a cardboard or platter and moisten  with 1/3 of the
syrup, using a brush. Spread with 1/2 the filling.  Repeat with the
second layer. Place the last layer on and moisten  with the remaining
syrup. LEMON KIRSCH SYRUP: For the syrup, combine  water and sugar in a
small pan, bring to a boil and cool. Stir in  lemon juice and kirsch.
STRAWBERRY FILLING: For the filling, reserve  6 of the best
strawberries as a decoration. Rinse, hull and slice the  remaining
berries. Place 1/4 of the berries in a saucepan with the  sugar and
bring to a boil. Combine lemon juice, kirsch and corn-  starch and stir
into the strawberry mixture off the heat. Return to a  boil, stirring
and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cool and stir in  remaining
sliced berries. COVERING MERINGUE: Preheat oven to 400F and  set rack
in the middle level. Combine egg whites and sugar in bowl of  an
electric mixer. Whisk over simmering water until egg whites are  hot
and sugar is dissolved. Beat on medium speed until cold and risen  in
volume, but not dry. Spread cake with meringue. Pipe decoration on  top
of cake, using a pastry bag fitted with a star tube. Press  toasted,
sliced almonds against the side of the cake. Place the cake  on a
cookie sheet and color the meringue in the oven for about 3-4  minutes.
Remove the cake from the oven and cool. Decorate with the  reserved
strawberries.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 340
Calories From Fat: 37
Total Fat: 4.3g
Cholesterol: 74.4mg
Sodium: 93.3mg
Potassium: 347.1mg
Carbohydrates: 71.2g
Fiber: 3.8g
Sugar: 56.7g
Protein: 7.1g