Fraisier - a decadent French dessert consisting of two layers of almond genoise cake soaked in kirsch liqueur syrup, filled with mousseline cream and fresh strawberries and topped with a flavorful homemade marzipan.

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Ingredients
Makes about 8-10 servings

Almond Genoise Cake
4 eggs
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
3/4 cup (100g) all-purpose flour
2 tbsp (30g) butter, melted
1/4 cup (25g) almond flour (ground almonds)
Kirsch Syrup
3.5 fl oz 100ml) water
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
2 1/2 tbsp (40ml) kirsch
Mousseline Cream
2 cups (480 ml) milk
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
3 tbsp (30g) flour
1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch
2 tsp (10g) vanilla extract 1 cup + 2tbsp (250g) butter, room temperature
Almond Paste
1 cup (100g) almond flour (ground almonds)
1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar
2 tbsp (30g) kirsch syrup
Green food coloring
Strawberries border, Filling and Garnish
25 oz (700g) fresh strawberries

1. Prepare the almond genoise cake. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease a 8 ½ inch (21cm) pan and line with parchment paper.
2. In a heatproof bowl add eggs and sugar. Mix to combine. Place over a pan with simmering water and continue mixing for about 10 minutes until thick and tripled in volume. Be careful not to cook the eggs, the mixture temperature should not get higher than 122F (50C).
3. Remove from heat and continue mixing until it cools down.
4. Gradually fold in sifted flour, then the a...