Croquante of Ratafias

The modern cook · Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1846
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (5)
  1. Decorate with almond or gum-paste (raised from carved boards used for such purposes); or else with piping, as used for wedding-cakes.
  2. Place the cake on its dish.
  3. Fill the centre with whipped cream.
  4. Pile some strawberries on the top.
  5. When strawberries are not in season, preserved cherries, verjuice, or angelica may be substituted.
Original Text
CROQUANTE OF RATAFIAS. almond or gum-paste (raised from carved boards used for such pur- poses); or else with piping, as used for wedding-cakes. The cake should then be placed on its dish, the centre filled with whipped cream, and some strawberries piled on the top; when these are not in season, preserved cherries, verjuice, or angelica may be substituted.
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