Fraisier
Classic French fraisier: a layered sponge cake filled with strawberries and raspberry jelly.
Ingredients
Sponge cake (prepared according to the recipe on page 66)
1 (about 22 cm diameter)
Strawberries
500 g
Raspberry jelly
1 can
Fine granulated sugar
200 g
Butter
200 g
Egg whites
3
Kirsch (for flavoring)
to taste
Instructions
1
Make the buttercream
Whisk the egg whites with the sugar over a bain-marie until glossy and creamy. Cream the butter until fluffy and flavor with kirsch. Gently fold the whisked egg whites into the buttercream.
2
Slice and base layer
Depending on the height of the sponge cake, slice it horizontally into 2 or 3 layers. On the first layer, spread a thin layer of raspberry jelly, followed by a thicker layer of buttercream.
3
Layer with strawberries
Arrange the halved strawberries on top, then cover with the second cake layer. Repeat spreading the jelly, cream, and strawberries. Place the final cake layer on top.
4
Decorate
Decorate the surface of the cake with the remaining buttercream and strawberries.