Strawberry Almond Layer Cake
A classic dessert featuring rich almond cake as the base, layered with crème Chantilly and fresh strawberries for a moist and silky texture.
Ingredients
Instructions
Baking the Rich Almond Cookies
Microwave the rich almond paste to 50°C, whisk with whole eggs, sugar, and emulsifier until ribbon stage. Add cake flour and melted butter (50°C), combine. Pour into baking tray, bake at 190°C top heat / 160°C bottom heat for 10-15 minutes.
Preparing the Coating Syrup and Cream
Boil mineral water and sugar to make syrup, add cherry liqueur after cooling. Whip heavy cream with sugar and cherry liqueur until stiff peaks form.
Assembly
Trim off the browned crust of the almond cookies. Layer in order: cookie (with syrup), cream, strawberries, cream, cookie. Brush syrup and a thin layer of cream on the top cookie, refrigerate, cut into portions, pipe cream decoration and place strawberries.