Description
A beautiful fresh fruit dessert, this is not your regular ‘fruit pizza.’ This recipe was given to me by a great cook and great friend. You can substitute your favorite fruits or berries for those in this recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried
- 3 kiwifruit, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-by-15 inch jelly roll pan.
- For the crust
- sift together the flour
- cream of tartar
- and baking soda into a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl
- cream together white and confectioners’ sugars
- butter
- vegetable oil
- egg
- and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients. Blend well. Spread the dough evenly on the bottom of the greased pan. Bake until golden brown
- 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
- For the filling
- cream together the cream cheese
- sugar
- and vanilla. Spread over the cooled crust. Arrange the fruit on the cream cheese filling and refrigerate.
- For the glaze
- mix together the sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Whisk in the water
- orange juice
- and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil gently for one minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- Spoon or brush the glaze evenly over the fruit. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 12 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 42 mins
Servings: 12