Preparation Time: 45 minutes + Baking Time: 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
For the pastry:
200 gms plain flour (maida)
100 gms butter
30 gms ground almonds
2/3 cup icing sugar
A pinch of salt
2 - 3 tbsp ice-cold water
For the strawberry sauce:
2 cups strawberries
2 tbsp icing sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
For the filling:
1 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced
1 1/2 cups whipped cream
For the garnish:
Icing sugar to sprinkle
A few strawberries
Method:
1. Sieve the flour and salt together. Mix with the ground almonds. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips.
2. Add the sugar and mix well. Add enough ice-cold water to make a dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F). Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and using a cutter, cut sixteen rounds of 3mm (1/8") thickness. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until pale golden. Cool and keep aside the cakes.
4. For the strawberry sauce, puree the strawberries in a blender. Add the icing sugar and lemon juice. Strain and refrigerate.
5. For arranging the cake, place one cake on a plate. Pipe some whipped cream on top and place some sliced strawberries. Sandwich with another cake. Make the other 7 cakes in the same manner.
6. For garnishing, dust icing sugar on top of each cake and garnish with strawberries. Serve surrounded by the sauce.
