– To prepare cream combine the almonds with sugar powder, add the butter. Beat in 2 eggs, mix, add the rum

– Halve the short pastry. Roll out and mark a 14 inch (30 cm) diameter ring on each cake. Put one of the cakes on a baking sheet, brush the edge of the marked ring (about 1/3 of its square) with the beaten egg.

– Put the almond cream in the middle of the ring and cover with another cake. Cut the edges in scallops.

– Brush the pie with the beaten egg, make a pattern on the upper part using knife and bake for 40 minutes over average heat. Sprinkle with the powdered sugar when serving.