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Strawberry and Almond Charlotte

Prep Time 40 minutes
Refrigeration Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Race: Dessert
Kitchen: Switzerland

Ingredients
  

  • 450 g of strawberries
  • 20 Savoyard cookies
  • 50 g of icing sugar
  • 200 g of marzipan
  • 3 dl liquid cream
  • 5 gelatin leaves

Equipment

  • Be careful to take a charlotte mold, or a mold of 20cm diameter, not more.

Method
 

  1. Line the bottom of the pan with baking paper
  2. Cool the gelatin sheets in a small bowl of cold water
  3. Cut 150g of strawberries into small cubes, reserve 3 or 4 for the decoration, or plan a little more for the top of the cake
  4. Mix the remaining strawberries with the almond paste to obtain a smooth coulis
  5. Whip the cream until stiff, add the sugar at the end
  6. Drain the gelatin between your fingers, melt it over very low heat. Mix with the coulis, then add to the whipped cream. Mix gently until the cream turns pink.
  7. Line the pan with the bisuits (about 15).
  8. Pour half of the mixture into the lined pan. Add the diced strawberries and two cookies. Pour in the rest of the mixture and finish with 3 cookies.
  9. Tap the pan lightly against the work surface to pack it down.
  10. Keep in a cool place for at least 6 hours. Once unmolded, decorate the cake with the remaining strawberries.