Strawberry Kirsch Cake

This cake signifies the arrival of spring in many European countries — or, I should say, it did in the past: This has changed in recent years because flying in fresh strawberries from the other side of the equator during the winter months has become less expensive. I suppose this is a change for the better, but it sure takes some of the romance out of many pastries. When I lived in Sweden, it used to be that we got the first fresh strawberries (usually from Italy) in April and then, as the