Gateau Basque is a traditional cake from the Basque country. This Basque cake recipe is made with a flaky, buttery crust and is filled with pastry cream and cherry marmalade.
Gâteau Basque is a traditional dessert from the French Basque Region typically filled with black cherry jam and vanilla pastry cream . Gâteau Basque filled only with pastry cream is more commonly found in the Spanish Basque Region. A few years ago, I travelled to the Basque Country, and I had the pleasure of trying the real Gateau Basque; And tried it every single day I was there! This Basque cake recipe has a flaky dough filled with pastry cream and cherry jam with a mild lemony flavor! I prefer the French cherry Basque cake version! I hope you love it as much as I do!
Material & Ingredient Notes
Butter: make sure it has at least 82% fat content. If not, you will end up with a moist dough.
All-purpose flour
Lemon zest: to add the extra flavor that makes this dough even better.
Baking powder: it makes the cake fluffy and it is thanks to the baking powder that the lining of the tin is not necessary (as it would be for a traditional shortbread crust). The baking powder will make the dough gain volume and kind of line itself 😊.
Salt: always necessary in pastry. Salt brings out flavor of the other ingredients present in the recipe.
Eggs: use good quality organic eggs if possible.
Black Cherry Jam: I used this Agour Basque Dark Cherry Jam store-bought jam from the Basque Country. You can also buy this one Tiptree Black Cherry Preserve. Or you can make your own. This is a good recipe Easy Black Cherry Jam Recipe – Conserve Method {Gluten Free}.
Pastry Cream: it should be prepared some time in advance, so you give it the necessary time to chill in the refrigerator. You can find a delicious, step-by-step vanilla pastry cream recipe here.
20 cm x 2.8/3 cm (8 inch x 1.1 inch) round cake ring. You can also use a springform cake pan of the same size.
How To Make This Recipe
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