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Strawberry Financier

A buttery almond cake studded with strawberries, served with a Champagne sabayon.

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Why it works: Strawberry and champagne work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 64 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Strawberry Financier

Oven350 degrees
Time25 to 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the batter

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In food processor, process almond and 10 ounces sugar until almonds are finely ground. Add flour; pulse 2 or 3 times. Set aside.

  3. Using mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 10 ounces sugar, beating until soft peaks form.

  4. Fold in almond mixture and butter, mixing just until blended. Fold in strawberries. Do not over mix.

Bake

  1. Lightly grease 24 (3 x 2-inch) metal cake rings.

  2. Place on parchment-lined sheet pans.

  3. Spoon 6 ounces (#6 scoop) batter into each ring.

  4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and tops are firm.

  5. Cool slightly before removing rings.

  6. Cool on rack.

Make the champagne sabayon

  1. In large bowl over simmering water, whisk together yolks and sugar. Mix in champagne.

  2. Continue to whisk vigorously until mixture reaches 160 degrees and is thick and foamy.

  3. Stir in lemon juice.

  4. Cover and hold at 150 degrees F in food warmer until service.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

752Calories
21 gProtein
19 gFat
124 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Champagnenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Strawberry + champagnetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together64 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Strawberry + almondtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together433 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Almond + lemontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,655 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Almond + buttertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Egg whites
Whipped to soft peaks, they give the financiers their light, airy structure.
Almonds
Finely ground almonds provide the dense, moist, tender crumb and nutty flavor.
Butter
Folded into the batter, it adds richness, moisture and a golden browned flavor.
Strawberries
Chopped berries add moisture and fruity flavor that bakes into the crumb.
Egg yolks
Whisked over heat with sugar, they thicken the sabayon into a rich, creamy custard.

The step that matters

Whisking the sabayon to 160 degrees. Egg yolks thicken as they heat, but overheating can scramble them into lumps. Whisking constantly over simmering water, not boiling, keeps the sabayon smooth and thick.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (strawberry, almond, sugar, flour, egg, butter, champagne):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Raspberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against strawberry, almond, sugar, flour, egg, butter, champagne. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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