INGREDIENTS
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4 large egg whites
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1 cup sugar
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24 tablespoons (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
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2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
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2 tablespoons rum or brandy
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1 Chocolate Genoise Sheet, recipe follows
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8 ounces almond paste
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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3 to 5 tablespoons light corn syrup
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Cocoa powder
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Red and green liquid food coloring
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Confectioners' sugar
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3 large eggs
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3 large egg yolks
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Pinch salt
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/3 cup cake flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
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1/3 cup cornstarch
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1/4 cup alkalized (Dutch process) cocoa
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Special equipment: 10 by 15-inch jelly-roll pan, buttered and lined with buttered parchment