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Fraisier/ Strawberry Cake/ 法式草莓蛋糕

10/21/2014

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       Claudia ordered this cake for her dad's birthday. Her dad is a sushi chef, so I made a small sushi chef figure after her dad's photo, a yellow fin tuna and a carrot with sugar paste. Special thanks to Zozo and Zen who helped me to draw the figure from the photo. 
       Fraisier, which means strawberry cake in English, is the most common and popular cake (entremet) in France. Classic strawberry cake is simple and delicious. It's made with genoise (sponge cake), mousseline cream (pastry cream with butter), Kirsch syrup, almond paste and strawberries. To improve the taste, I used biscuit joconde with almond powder instead of genoise, Schladerer Kirsch from the Black forest area in Germany, Tahiti vanilla beans for the cream, and high quality strawberries from farmer's market.           
      其实在法国的学校和工作地点均未做过这款蛋糕。在学校未做大概是因为这个蛋糕十分简单,老师竟在课堂没有示范,示范的都是各种更加花哨复杂的蛋糕。工作地点若是高档店面也没有这一款,所以我一直没有品尝过真正的法式草莓蛋糕。只是觉得大概没什么特别的,还不如亚洲的或者日式的草莓蛋糕吧。所以后来一直也是做亚洲式的,戚风蛋糕加上鲜奶油和草莓,好吃是好吃,但总觉得不是很尽兴。
      做真正的法式草莓蛋糕是因为要准备给Yuki的生日蛋糕。她喜欢草莓蛋糕,而她是日本人,所以她应该会想尝尝不同的口味。于是找配方,找材料。各处探访,在门萝公园市的一家酒店买到了产自德国黑森林地区的樱桃白兰地,又在Whole Foods超市找到了杏仁粉含量在50%左右的杏仁膏,在农夫市场找寻好吃的草莓。如今的草莓都又大又硬,淡如白开水,想找到好的草莓十分困难。法国有几个好的草莓品种,比如La Gariguette, 不过美国就难了。好不容易在农夫市场找到没施化肥的草莓,还算香软,微甜带酸。用以上材料和精心挑选的配方做出来一试,竟然是十分好吃。奶油口味厚实,樱桃白兰地香醇,杏仁味和草莓相得益彰,口味和口感竟是比日式的草莓蛋糕丰富了许许多多。于是接到Claudia的订单之后,决定也做这一款。
      事实又一次证明,世上没有难吃的蛋糕,只有不好的做法。任何一款蛋糕都可以做得美味无比,尤其是经典蛋糕。 
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