Michelle Darmody's Genoise Sponge Cake

Name: Michelle Darmody's Genoise Sponge Cake
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200g golden caster sugar; 400g eggs, which is usually 8 medium eggs; 40g butter, melted and cooled; pinch of fine sea salt; 200g plain flour, sieved; For the filling and decoration; 400ml cream; 1 tsp vanilla; 30g icing sugar; 4 tbs lemon curd; 400g summer berries

Recipe by: Michelle Darmody

A sponge such as this can dry out quite quickly, so spreading it with something like lemon curd, a fruit purée or syrup can help it last a little longer