Strawberry Gateau

A recipe for a more than important or special occasion … Strawberry gateau is a delicious dessert that, although it has many ingredients, will take a little time to prepare. Also, the result is exquisite and worth a try.

Learn more in this article.

Strawberry gateau recipe

Are you a fan of strawberries? Would you like to innovate in the kitchen and prepare a cake for everyone to suck their fingers and ask you for a second helping? Are you looking for an idea for your birthday or that of someone in your family? This strawberry gateau recipe is perfect!

Ingredients:

For the cake:

6 eggs
200g sugar
2 teaspoons of baking powder
200 g of flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the pastry cream:

2 yolks
2 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons of sugar
500 cc of milk
50g butter

For the filling and topping:

strawberry cake

750 g strawberries
100g sugar
1 box of strawberry jelly
500 cc of cream
6 tablespoons icing sugar

For the syrup:

125 cc of water
100g sugar
3 tablespoons of cognac, rum or brandy

Utensils:

Saucepans
Wooden spoon
Knife
Containers
Electric rods
Sieve
Baking paper
Circular mold
Pastry bag

preparation:

Syrup

We are going to start by preparing the syrup. For it:

First, put the water and sugar in a saucepan.
Then bring to a simmer and leave for 5 minutes once it comes to a boil.
Then, remove and add your chosen alcoholic beverage.
Then reserve.
Now, wash the strawberries. Take approximately 500 grams and cut them in half (keep the rest washed in the fridge).
Then add sugar to the strawberries and refrigerate for 3 hours.

The sponge cake

First, beat the eggs and sugar for about 15 minutes (until creamy and thick and light in color).
Later, add the vanilla essence.
Then, sift the flour with the baking powder and add little by little while stirring.

Then grease and flour a circular mold. Line with parchment paper and turn the oven to 180 ° C.
Next, pour the preparation on the tray and cook for half an hour (or until cooked: try inserting a toothpick or knife in the center. If it comes out dry and clean, it’s time to remove the cake from the oven).
Finally, let it cool a bit and it will come off just the edges of the pan. Reservation.

Pastry cream

First, in a saucepan, put the yolks and sugar.
Next, integrate these ingredients well.
Then add the cornstarch and milk while stirring.
Bring to a simmer and mix to thicken.
When it comes to a boil, cook 2 more minutes.
Then, remove and incorporate the butter.

Assemble the cake

First, cut the cake into four pieces to fill.
To do this, begin to cut the bottom layer and rest on a tray.
Then, brush with a little of the syrup (without reaching the edges).

Next, cover with the pastry cream and the macerated strawberries.
Then cut another layer and rest on the strawberries.
Repeat the previous step with the pastry cream and more strawberries.
Finally, do the same with the third layer.

Strawberry Cup

The decoration

Now is the time to decorate your strawberry gateau.

First, beat the cream with the icing sugar so that it is very thick.
Then, pour into a piping bag with a curly pointer. Decorate the edge with long sticks. What you have left, keep it in the fridge.
Prepare the strawberry jelly following the directions on the package. To do this, bring to a moderate heat until it boils. Then let it cool to clot.
Meanwhile, cut the remaining strawberries in half and arrange in the hole in the center of the cake.

Then, pour half of the gelatin and put it in the fridge. The rest of the gelatin is liquefied by approaching a flame from above. Pour over the center of the gateau and quickly cool to harden.
Finally, what you have left of the cream you can use to continue decorating.

Data of interest:

Difficulty level: Difficult
Preparation time: 2 hours + the hours in the fridge
Tips: As much as you want to rush to eat this delicious cake, it is not recommended to cool in the freezer, because the gelatin will be liquefied … All your work will be ruined! Better, have a little patience!