Fold the whipped cream into the pastry cream mixture until uniform in color. Prepare the zeppole by filling the center with the plain pastry cream, as in the original recipe, but pipe the top with ...

Gently spread the almond mixture evenly over one piece of the puff pastry, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Bake until puffed and golden all over, 30 to 35 minutes. Press the plain puff pastry sheet ...

Serve with a little crème fraîche or plain yoghurt to balance the sweetness ... based tart tin (about 4.5cm/1¾in deep). To make the pastry, mix the flour and icing sugar together in a bowl.