Description
This lovely tart is a favorite for summer birthday parties. The combination of summer fruits makes this tart both beautiful and delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup softened butter, cut into chunks
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and patted dry
- 5 large fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 ripe kiwi, peeled and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup fresh blueberries
- ⅓ cup fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Mix water and vanilla extract together in a small bowl.
- Stir 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- sugar
- and salt together in a medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs. Do not overmix
- or pastry will be tough. Stir in enough vanilla water to pull dough together. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Roll dough out into a 12-inch circle. Gently transfer to an 11-inch tart pan. Pat dough into place
- cutting off edges and aligning pastry along the edges of the pan. Freeze pastry shell until firm
- at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Bake pastry shell in the preheated oven until lightly browned
- about 10 minutes. Prick any large bubbles with the tip of a knife. Allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile
- make the filling. Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat sugar
- cream cheese
- and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped cream.
- Spread filling into the cooled tart shell
- smoothing out to reach the edges. Arrange mandarin oranges
- strawberries
- kiwi slices
- and berries over the top
- covering as much of the filling as possible. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 12