The strawberry cloud for today

I am trying to stick to my New Year's resolutions, but of corse, I can't be more happier without the sweets which can improve even the saddest days. Moreover, one of things that makes me cheerful is baking, so there is no other way, sometimes I let myself to do a cheat day :)

I wanted to bake something that looks exquisite and delicious and finally I found the best recipe. It takes long to do it but I promise that you won't regret!

Ingredients for the dough:

• 3 egg yolks  
• 30 g of icing sugar
• half a teaspoon of baking powder
• 150 g of flour
• 100 g of butter

Quickly mix the ingredients in the blender. Shape it into a ball, then wrap in foil. Put the dough in the fridge for 60 minutes. Prepare a baking tray. Next grease it with butter and put into baking paper. Take the dough from the fridge, tear off a piece of dough and place it into the tray (you can easily roll out the dough earlier). Again put the dough into fridge for about 30 minutes. Before baking, prick with a fork. Bake at 190 - 200 ° C for about 15 - 20 minutes or less. Than let it cool.

Jelly with raspberries:

• 600 g of strawberries
• 3 strawberry jellies (if you want more take 4 :)
• 3 cups of boiling water

Unfreeze the strawberries, 3 jellies melt in 3 cups of boiling water. Cool, stir with the strawberries. Put into fridge. Than put the jelly on the dough, cool again.

The cream:

• 500 ml of cream 36%
• 250 g of mascarpone
• 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar

Place all ingredients in the bowl of the mixer and beat down.

Meringue with almonds:

• 3 egg whites
• 150 g of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of potato flour
• 40 - 50 g of almond flakes

Whites put in the bowl of the mixer. Beat, increasing speed mixer, to obtain a foam. Add the sugar, spoon after spoon, until all sugar obtain a thick, shiny foam. At the very end of beating add potato flour. The another tray turn upside down, grease with butter and put into it a baking paper. Spread the mass on the paper and sprinkle with almond flakes. Bake at 140 ° C for about 1 hour. The meringue should be crunchy and baked, slightly cracked. Let it cool. 

Take the dought from the frigde, put the cream on the jelly. On the top of put the meringue. Cool into a fridge for 2 hours. Slice, serve and eat :)

Bon appétit and good luck!

Here you can see my little piece of art: