Le Fraisier

The fraisier cake is a delicious preparation that incorporates a plethora of fresh strawberries over a layer of pastry cream (crème pâtissière), and is sandwiched between two layers of Genoese biscuit (biscuit Génoise). The cake gains its name from the central ingredient, the strawberry, or “fraise” in French. The strawberry gained tremendous popularity in France in the 18th century, as the fruit was one of King Louis XIV’s favorites. In fact, the French king was so fond of the berries that