Ile Flottante (floating Islands)
by Tarla Dalal

20 Aug 2012

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Small islands of vanilla sponge sandwiched with whipped cream and strawberries floating in a strawberry sauce.

Ile Flottante (floating Islands) recipe - How to make Ile Flottante (floating Islands)

Method
For the filling

For the filling

For the sauce

Extract juice from the strawberries by rubbing through a fine strainer or puree the fruit in an electric blender.
Add the sugar and lemon juice and mix very well.

How to proceed

Using a 75 mm. (3") cookie cutter, cut three rounds from the sponge cake.
Slice each horizontally. Sprinkle with the soaking syrup.
Fill with the strawberries and whipped cream and top with the other half of the sponge.
Sprinkle the top layer with the soaking syrup and garnish with one whole strawberry.

How to serve

Place all three small cakes on a serving dish and pour the strawberry sauce all around to resemble floating islands.
Refrigerate before serving.

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