Almond Strawberry Cake

For a high-end pastry shop, the precision of serieS is essential!
If you are looking for a delicious dessert to offer to your customers, this recipe is perfect for you.
Directly from Antonio Bachour, the best Pastry Chef at the Pastry Chef Awards 2018, here is the Strawberry Almond Cake, made with a blend of almond paste and filled with strawberry jelly.
The unparalleled even baking guaranteed by serieS and its Pastrybake chamber is ideal for for this type of cake.

Let’s see all the steps:

Soft almond cake with strawberry jelly

INGREDIENTS:

Almond cake batter

Almond paste 97.5 g
Unsalted butter 97.5 g
Granulated sugar 97.5 g
Vanilla bean, split lengthwise & scraped 1
Eggs 93 g
Flour 75 g
Baking powder 1 tbps
Pinch of salt
Sour cream 97.5 g

Heat-Resistant Strawberry Jelly

Strawberry puree 300 g
Simple syrup 85 g
Gellan Gum 6 g

Glaze

Confectioner’s sugar 500 g
Water 100 g

Heat: serieS 170 °C, top 40%, deck 60% – baking time 15/20 minutes.

How to make the almond cake

Batter:

1. In the mixer with the paddle attach, beat the almond paste, butter, sugar and vanilla beans until light and smooth.
2. Add eggs slowly, mixing between each addition.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together over the egg mixture.
4. Mix 1 minute on low speed and scrape the bowl.
5. Add the sour cream and mix on low speed for 30 seconds.
6. Lightly grease the Pavoni cylinder mold and dispense 20 g of batter into each mold.
7. Add the strawberry jelly before baking.

Strawberry jelly:

1. In a pot, combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil for 1 minute.
2. Pour the mixture into a 14×14 cm pan. Let it cool and thicken (45 minutes).
3. Once it has set, cut 2 cm diameter discs.
4. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

Glaze:

1. Combine the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Mix until well combined.
3. Use the mixture to glaze the almond cakes.

How to bake the almond cake

Preheat serieS to 170 °C. Bake for 15/20 minutes.

Once baked, let the cakes cool in the fridge before removing from the mold.
NB: do not remove when still warm, otherwise they may break.
Garnish with fresh strawberries.