Eggnog Semifreddo Genoise Cake With Meringue Frosting
Ingredients
Cake
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- ½ cup sifted unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
- 1 cup sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 large eggs, plus 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Filling
- 2 ½ teaspoons unflavored gelatin (one ¼-ounce package)
- ⅓ cup light rum
- 4 large eggs, separated, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 2 ½ cups cold heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Frosting
- 5 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract