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Strawberry Love Pie

MAKES 1
(10- /25- )

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. The simple pairing of
strawberries at their peak with creamy vanilla is the very essence of
summer. Layer those two into crisp and buttery puff pastry, and your
mouth will sing! But wrap the glorious whole in beautiful décor sides

made with joconde sponge, and there’s no other pie that screams
“love!” like this one.
My version of joconde is a spongier sponge recipe. The options for
joconde in this application are either a very thin and elegant joconde
that easily becomes brittle or a thicker and easier-to-bend joconde.
I’m for easier-to-bend anytime. The decorative element comes from
writing or creating patterns with a tuille paste first and then covering

the décor with a thin layer of the joconde cake batter.

FOR THE TULLE BATTER

unsalted butter, softened ½ cup 115 g

confectioners’ sugar, sifted ½ cup, plus 1 tablespoon 50 g, plus 5 g

egg whites ¼ cup 60 ml

sifted bread flour 5 tablespoons 38 g

food coloring or cocoa
powder, for coloring

FOR THE JOCUND SPONGE
almond flour (or sliced,
3 ounces 85 g
blanched almonds)

confectioners’ sugar 1 cup 100 g

all-purpose flour ¼ cup 30 g

salt ½ teaspoon 3 g

eggs 3

egg yolk 1