Strawberry and Whoopie Gateau

Strawberry is a superb flavour to use in a layered cake and combined here a with vanilla sponge.

Ingredients make 14 slices

800 g vanilla sponge

1000 g Strawberry mousse

200 g toasted flaked almonds

7 Whoopie shells

Method

Cut the 30 cm round vanilla sponge in three layer and place the bottom layer on a cake tray. Sprinkle some strawberry flavored sugar syrup on each layer. Spread strawberry mousse evenly on bottom sponge layer. Place another layer of infused sponge on top and spread strawberry mousse evenly. Place the last infused layer of sponge on top and cover the Gateaux in strawberry mousse. Wrap the side with toasted flaked almonds and divide the cake 14 pieces. Pipe a large rosette on each slice and top with a Whoopie shell cut in half and dipped in white chocolate.

Note: Try using other flavoured mousse such as raspberry, blackberry or mango.