| 1 1/2 | c | Cake flour; (not self-rising) |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Double-acting baking powder |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1 1/2 | | Sticks; (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened |
| 1 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 6 | lg | Eggs; separated |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1/2 | c | Milk |
| 1/2 | c | Sliced blanched almonds; ground fine in an electric coffee or |
| | Spice grinder |
| | ORANGE FILLING |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 3 | tb | Cornstarch |
| 1 | ts | Freshly grated orange zest |
| 1/2 | ts | Freshly grated lemon zest |
| 3/4 | c | Fresh orange juice |
| 2 | tb | Fresh lemon juice |
| 2 | lg | Egg yolks |
| | REST |
| 1 1/2 | pt | Strawberries; reserving 11 whole berries for garnish and the remaining ones chopped fine |
| 1 | c | Well-chilled heavy cream |
| 2 | tb | Confectioners' sugar |
