Mother's Day is like birthdays:you need the gift and the occasion cake. With my Strawberry Charlotte recipe, I know it will be successful.
The Strawberry Charlotte , it's creamy and fresh.
Personally, it's a cheap dessert that I like a lot. I tested this recipe for Mother's Day last year, and I was happy because she really liked it. So I'm sure your mom will like it too. I made this cake for mine last year and she loved it!
A little clarification before we start: this dessert should be prepared a little in advance. The Charlotte needs to rest for 3 hours in the fridge to hold up well when it is removed from the mould. Don't forget this little detail!
For the ingredients, nothing very complicated. You will need:
--> 500g strawberries
--> 300g lady finger biscuits
--> 75g caster sugar
--> 3 tablespoons strawberry syrup
--> 25 cl fresh cream
Preparation (about 30 min)
1. I start with cookies
In a bowl, I mix my strawberry syrup with a little water.
I soak the ladyfingers quickly on both sides in the bowl.
I line the bottom and the inside of my mold with the biscuits, and I take care to squeeze them well against each other to have a compact result that will guarantee the hold of my strawberry charlotte during the unmolding.
I put everything in the fridge so that the ladyfingers freeze together.
2. I go to the preparation
I pour my fresh cream into a bowl that I put on a container filled with ice cream, and I whip it to make whipped cream.
I wash my strawberries, I hull them and I cut them into slices. Then I mix them with sugar in a bowl. Then I add my whipped cream to the strawberries, and I mix everything gently.
3. It's time to train
I take my cookie-lined pan out of the fridge. I pour my mixture of cream, sugar and strawberries into the mould, spread it delicately and finish by covering the top of the mould with ladyfingers, which I will have previously moistened in the same way as the previous ones.
4. The release, be careful, this is the crucial moment
I take a plate that I place on the charlotte and I press a little to pack the mixture well so as to obtain, when unmoulded, a cake that holds together well.
5. A well deserved rest
I cover my cellophane mold and let my charlotte rest in the fridge for 3 hours.
The next day, I have a surprise cake too beautiful , which I can serve to my mum for her birthday with a bit of strawberry coulis for sweetness.
Half of the ingredients I use for this cake are everyday consumption ingredients . Generally, I just buy strawberries, strawberry syrup and ladyfingers. In addition, as May is strawberry season, I manage to find some for less than €2 for a 500 g tray!
In the end, it's smarter to make a homemade recipe because instead of paying for a cake not far from 20€ at the pastry chef , you pay barely 8€ .
A saving of €12.
And, the idea for Mother's Day is to prepare it as a family. This will be a very gourmet Mother's Day gift which will make our moms twice as happy because we will have cooked it ourselves!
So, are you up for a Strawberry Shortcake this year?
