Financiers

Financiers are small French almond cakes traditionally baked in rectangular moulds. There is no need to go out and buy special tins, I use a mini muffin mould for mine. The shape doesn’t affect the flavour of these delicious little cakes, but if you do ever happen to serve rounded ones: to a Frenchman, perhaps it would be beet to call them something else! These are wonderful served hot from the oven, but can be cooled and eaten later.