After putting 12 models through their paces by making countless batches of cake batter, challah dough, and whipped cream, ...

Remove the bowl from the mixer and beat with a wooden spoon to remove any air bubbles. Set one cake layer on a platter. Spread the mousse filling on top and cover with the second cake layer.

A joconde sponge is a decorative almond-flavored sponge cake made in layers ... ground almonds and icing sugar into the bowl of a free-standing food mixer and add the whole eggs.