double berry tart
July 10, 2007 at 2:32 am | Posted in Birthdays, Fruit, Tarts and Pies | 16 Commentssince the jc girls are getting together this week for a birthday dinner (my partner-in-crime will be the one baking a cake this time), i didn’t want to overload the birthday girl with cakey stuff. in an sms she said that she’d prefer “fruity” to “chocolatey” so i decided on making a fresh fruit tart for her to savour with her family.
i was playing around with fruit combinations and settled on strawberries and blueberries.
the pastry and creme patissiere recipes were trusted ones i had used before.
initially i was thinking of arranging the fruit in a patterned manner, but i remembered a picture from dorie greenspan’s book which had the fruit tumbled over the pastry cream in a very nice rustic way. i didn’t regret my choice. š
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hi maya, this tart looks great!! glad the recipe for the creme patisserie & tart shell worked for you =) i think u cant really go wrong with donna hay’s recipes :p
Comment by Evan— July 10, 2007 #
evan: ya i think so too! so far her recipes haven’t failed me. so far. hehe.
Comment by maya— July 10, 2007 #
Wow, I’d be smiling from ear to ear if someone (talented like you) baked something like this for me! š
Comment by Patricia Scarpin— July 10, 2007 #
patricia: that’s too much of a compliment, really! š i made this twice and never had a chance to taste it. :p
Comment by maya— July 10, 2007 #
that’s really pretty!!
and yummy, i bet.
Comment by faizah— July 11, 2007 #
the strawberry is very pretty! it looks so fresh and delicate! š
Comment by CRAZYhidayah!— July 12, 2007 #
faizah: i dunno if it’s yummy or not. š¦ must bake one for my mum’s birthday then can finally taste. haha.
dayah: hehe some are damn sour actually. sigh. so hard to get good strawberries here.
Comment by maya— July 12, 2007 #
this cake is very the ‘ohmygod’.
Comment by hazz— July 14, 2007 #
hi there I’m blog hopping. Oh my my .. this looks delicious.. do u have the recipe for this?
i am addicted to ur site already š
Comment by tresno— July 18, 2007 #
haz: hehe thank you! maybe nampak je sedap. :p
tresno: thank you. š yes the pastry cream and pastry recipes are right there, they’re linked.
Comment by maya— July 18, 2007 #
Hi Maya…what a lovely blog and what lovely creations you have. Just a tip,if berries are too sour toss them in some icing sugar to taste and it will be good…what’s more,the sugar glazes it a bit enhancing the appearance… =)
Comment by Stef— July 20, 2007 #
heya! Is the recipe u used exact? as in no modefications?=D
it looks wonderful! I wanna bake for my mom=D
Comment by dee— July 23, 2007 #
stef: thank you. yes, i shall try that next time, toss them in icing sugar. š thanks for the tip!
dee: yes, i didn’t make any modifications. š
Comment by maya— July 23, 2007 #
hi i really need the recepie please for my b-day
Comment by clau— November 6, 2008 #
may i know how much is one cup?
Comment by qi— February 1, 2009 #
qi: sorry for the late reply! hmm it’s 250 ml.
Comment by Miss M— February 13, 2009 #