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Jean-Marc's Chatelier is a wonderful authentic French bakery here in Pittsburgh. Fantastic pastries. One of their best offerings is a simple cake that is lush with butter. Perfect with berries for an extravagent shortcake. Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature |
1 cup sugar |
1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
6 egg yolks, large |
2 3/4 cups flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 whole egg, lightly beaten |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and salt; beat just until combined. Do not overmix.
2. Transfer batter to 9 tart pan with removable bottom; spread batter and smooth top. If necessary chill batter 10 minutes before smoothing.) Place pan in refrigerator 15 minutes.
3. Remove from fridge, brush top with beatten egg and mark a criss-cross pattern with a fork. Brush again with egg. Bake until cake is deep golden brown and edges pull away from sides of pan, about 50 minutes.
4. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Remove cake from pan and slice will warm. Serve with fresh strawberries
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