Strawberry Layer Gateau Recipe
Ingredients
| Eggs | 3 | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Eggs | 3 (Chocolate Cake:) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Chocolate Cake:) | |
| All purpose flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Chocolate Cake:) | |
| Baking powder | 1/2 Teaspoon (Chocolate Cake:) | |
| Unsweetened cocoa powder | 2 Tablespoon (Chocolate Cake:) | |
| Scant 1 cup (100 g) strawberries | ||
| Unflavored gelatin | 1 (Filling & Decoration:) | |
| Water | 3 Tablespoon (Filling & Decoration:) | |
| Whipping cream | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling & Decoration:) | |
| Scant 1/2 cup (50 g) powdered sugar, sifted | ||
| Cherries | 16 , candied (Filling & Decoration:) | |
| Chocolate | 2 Ounce (Filling & Decoration:) | |
| Additional powdered sugar | ||
| Toasted sliced almonds | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling & Decoration:) | |
Directions
Make plain and chocolate sponge cake batters
Bake in two 8-inch (20-cm) greased and floured pans 30 to 40 minutes.
Cut each cooled cake horizontally into 2 layers.
To make filling and decoration, puree strawberries in a blender and place in a medium bowl.
Dissolve gelatin in water over low heat; cool.
Whip cream; fold in powdered sugar.
Fold a third of whipped cream mixture and gelatin into strawberry puree.
Spread some of remaining cream mixture over both plain cake layers; put a chocolate layer on top of each.
Join pairs of layers with strawberry cream.
Cover cake with two-thirds of remaining cream.
Decorate cake with piped rosettes of cream.
Add cherries and chocolate curls.
Sift powdered sugar over chocolate.
Press almonds onto sides of cake.
Bake in two 8-inch (20-cm) greased and floured pans 30 to 40 minutes.
Cut each cooled cake horizontally into 2 layers.
To make filling and decoration, puree strawberries in a blender and place in a medium bowl.
Dissolve gelatin in water over low heat; cool.
Whip cream; fold in powdered sugar.
Fold a third of whipped cream mixture and gelatin into strawberry puree.
Spread some of remaining cream mixture over both plain cake layers; put a chocolate layer on top of each.
Join pairs of layers with strawberry cream.
Cover cake with two-thirds of remaining cream.
Decorate cake with piped rosettes of cream.
Add cherries and chocolate curls.
Sift powdered sugar over chocolate.
Press almonds onto sides of cake.
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