Strawberry cake for Sweden's Midsummer festival

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Prepare the topping. Wash the strawberries and cut them into quarters. Marinate them in elderflower juice or cordial for about 30 minutes.

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Make the cake. Preheat the oven to 170C/340F. Place baking paper in a springform pan and grease the sides with butter.Grate the almond paste and mix it with butter. Add one egg at a time to the mixture, either by hand or with a standing mixer. When both eggs have been added, add the flour.

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Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 35 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs attached. Let the cake cool down before icing.

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For the icing, in a bowl, mix the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract and lemon zest with a hand mixer until a smooth batter is formed. Add the melted butter bit by bit, while continuing to mix, until it gets thick and fluffy.

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Spread the icing over the cooled almond cake and garnish with the elderflower-soaked strawberries.