Eric Lanlards Strawberry Gateaux Recipe

Name: Eric Lanlards Strawberry Gateaux Recipe
Ingredients: Cake base:; 10 oz unsalted butter, softened; 10 oz caster sugar; 5 medium eggs, beaten; 12 oz all-purpose flour, sifted; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, sifted; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 to 3 tbsp milk; Creme mousseline::; 3 medium eggs; 4 oz caster sugar; 1 oz flour; 8 1/2 oz milk; 4 1/2 oz unslated butter; 1 tsp kirsch or 1 tsp strawberry falvoring; 2 drops vanilla extract; Decoration and icing:; 3 punnets (containers) strawberries, stems removed, with a few reserved for top of cake; 7 oz marzipan; 1 or 2 drops pink food coloring; 31/2 oz dark chocolate, melted (optional for decorating top)