Fraisier

Name: Fraisier
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 ml (8 fl oz) milk; 1 egg yolk; 110 g (3¾ oz) caster sugar; 110 g (3¾ oz) plain flour; 100 g (3¼ oz) pink marzipan; 1 tablespoon Kirsch; 20 g (¾ oz) cornflour; 20 g (¾ oz) plain flour; 2 egg yolks; 50 g (1¾ oz) sieved strawberry jam; 500 g (1 lb) strawberries, hulled; 125 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, softened; 60 g (2 oz) caster sugar; 1 vanilla pod; 3 eggs; 10 g (¼ oz) unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 90 g (3 oz) sugar; 25 ml (¾ fl oz) Kirsch

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Summer

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

This is a wonderful gateau for an elegant picnic, or to end a light summer meal. If pink marzipan is not available, knead a few drops of red food colouring through the marzipan until the colour is uniform.

Ingredients

Genoese Sponge

3 eggs
1 egg yolk
110 g (3¾

Europe
France
Dessert
Mediterranean
Summer
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). To make the Genoese sponge, whisk the eggs, egg yolk and sugar in a bowl over a pan or bowl of hot steaming water until it leaves a trail. Remove from the heat and whisk until cold. Sift the flour, fold it into the