John Gregory-Smith

Strawberry Layer Cakes

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in
Mighty Spice Express Cookbook
Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

  • About

These awesome crispy, creamy strawberry layer cakes are a nod to my time in Morocco. Cinnamon, orange and vanilla add the exotic flavours and turn this dessert into something out of the ordinary.

Ingredients

  • 350 g/12 oz/2⅓ cups strawberries
  • ½

Method

SLICE THE STRAWBERRIES, discarding their tops, and put them in a shallow dish. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of the icing sugar. Squeeze over the juice from the orange and mix well. Cover and leave to one side.

CUT THE FILO PASTRY into 12 rectangles, each measuring 8 × 12cm/3¼ × 4½in (and cover the filo with a damp tea towel to prevent it from drying out). Heat a large fry