Warm Financier Cakes with Seasonal Berries


Serves: 8

Ingredients

Berries
- 2 baskets assorted berries, cleaned (slice strawberries)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

Financier Cakes
- 18 ounces ground almonds or almond flour (meal)
- 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus some for molds
- 5 egg whites
- 1-1/2 cups melted butter, plus some for molds
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract


Directions

Berries
- Mix sugar and berries and let sit for about 20 minutes.
Financier Cakes
- Preheat Oster® Toaster Oven to 400°. Mix almond meal, powdered sugar and flour in a bowl. In another bowl, beat egg whites with Oster® Hand Mixer until they are stiff. Stir melted butter and almond extract into dry ingredients. Fold in egg whites to complete batter. Spread batter into molds evenly and bake for 7 to 10 minutes (longer if molds are deep), until golden around edges.
To Serve
- Place a warm financier cake on each plate and serve with berries.


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