Cherry Slice

A delicious dessert featuring crisp puff pastry layers filled with a brandy-infused cherry compôte and whipped cream.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1206.1 kcals 4824.2 kcals
Carbohydrates 70.6 grams 282.4 grams
Fat 98.8 grams 395.1 grams
Protein 8.7 grams 34.8 grams
Cook Time
30 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
500
g
Puff Pastry
rolled to 5mm thickness
5
g
Cornflour
to thicken
1
g
Icing Sugar
to dust
Dairy
570
ml
Double Cream
whipped until firm peaks
Fruits
450
g
Cherries
fresh, halved and stoned
1
piece
Orange
zest only
Liquids
60
ml
Cherry Brandy
4 tablespoons
Other
15
ml
Honey
clear, 1 tablespoon

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with parchment.
  • Roll out the pastry to 5mm thick and prick all over with a fork.
  • Place pastry on the tray, cover with more parchment, and weight it down with a second tray.
  • Bake for 20 minutes until golden, then cool and trim into three 15cm squares.
  • Simmer cherries, orange zest, brandy, and honey for five minutes then strain and reserve the juice.
  • Thicken the reserved juice with cornflour paste over high heat and recombine with cherries.
  • Whip the cream to firm peaks and set aside 60ml for the finish.
  • Fold most of the cherries into the cream and layer between the pastry squares.
  • Chill for one hour, then coat sides with cream and dust the top with sugar.
  • Scorch a pattern on the sugar with a hot skewer and decorate with remaining cherries.