French Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients

2 lb fresh strawberries 2/3 cup sugar 8 egg yolks 2 1/2 cup whipping cream Ladyfingers

Strawberry Charlotte recipe serve 6
Step 1: Keep aside 3 oz of strawberries to decorate the cake at the end of the recipe. Make a strawberrry purée using a blender. Chill the purée.
Step 2: Mix sugar and egg yolks and beat them until pale yellow. Chill the mixture.
Step 3: Beat the cream.
Step 4: Line the sides of a cylindrical mold with ladyfingers
Step 5: Fold the chilled strawberry purée into the chilled mixture, then into the cream. Put in the mold. Add lady fingers over the cream.
Step 6: Cover with wraxed paper and refrigerate for 8 hours.
Step 7: Reverse dessert into a serving dish. Decorate with fresh strawberries.
Wine suggestion: Champagne, dessert wine such as Sauternes Jurançon or Muscat. You can also try a red wine from Bordeaux.

Bon Appetit!