Gâteau Basque

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 x scant teaspoon salt
• 4 x large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 x vanilla bean, split
• 14 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 tbsp dark rum or orange flower water
• 1 1/3 cup pastry cream
• 10 oz low-sugar cherry preserves, or the same weight of fresh pitted cherries
• 2 cup whole milk
• 1 x vanilla bean, split,
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 30 g cornstarch, sifted
• 6 x large egg yolks
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter

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