Sauternes-Soaked Genoise with Candied Kumquats

Name: Sauternes-Soaked Genoise with Candied Kumquats
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising); 1/8 teaspoon salt; 5 large eggs; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1 cup water; 1 cup sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3 cups fresh kumquats (3/4 lb without leaves), 1 kumquat (left whole) reserved for Sauternes syrup and remainder halved lengthwise (quartered if large) and seeds discarded; 1 1/2 cups Sauternes; 6 tablespoons sugar; Zest of 1 kumquat, removed with a vegetable peeler; 2 tablespoons sliced blanched almonds, toasted; Special equipment: a 10- by 2-inch round cake pan; Garnish: confectioners sugar

Sauternes-Soaked Genoise with Candied Kumquats was pinched from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Sauternes-Soaked-Genoise-with-Candied-Kumquats-109135" target="_blank">www.epicurious.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)

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1/8 teaspoon salt

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5 large eggs

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2/3 cup sugar

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1 teaspoon vanilla

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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

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1 cup water

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1 cup sugar

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1/8 teaspoon salt

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3 cups fresh kumquats (3/4 lb without leaves), 1 kumquat (left whole) reserved for Sauternes syrup and remainder halved lengthwise (quartered if large) and seeds discarded

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1 1/2 cups Sauternes

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6 tablespoons sugar

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Zest of 1 kumquat, removed with a vegetable peeler

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2 tablespoons sliced blanched almonds, toasted

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Special equipment: a 10- by 2-inch round cake pan

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Garnish: confectioners sugar

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