Rose and Almond Financiers with Rose Cream

My virtual road trip with Volkswagen has taken us through Greece, ltaly, Germany, Spain and, finally, France. And I thought I would end our journey on a sweet note with a recipe that is both delicate and romantic – rose almond financiers.

Financiers, also known as friands on the other side of the globe, are dainty little cakes made with beurre noisette, ground almonds, egg whites and icing sugar. Traditionally baked in rectangular little moulds, the cakes were so named because they resemble bars of gold.

While my other recipes for Volkswagen were intended as possible road trip snacks, these dainty little cakes are more likely to be something you buy at a quaint local bakery while driving through France. l also made some rose macarons while indulging in this little flight of fancy – serving both for afternoon tea would be a special treat.

Financier batter is similar to that of

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