Over my years of baking for birthday parties, I have learned one thing: not everyone enjoys cakes with nuts in them. So when it comes to serving a crowd, I always make at least two different types of cupcakes. For this party, I went with red velvet (the nut-free option) and German chocolate cupcakes. Thankfully, everyone loved them and most of the guests even ate one of each. While everyone was enjoying the dessert, someone asked me which one of the cupcakes was my favorite. It took me a minute to come up with an answer, as neither of them are my favorite actually. I do like them, but when it comes to celebratory desserts, I would make another choice if I had my druthers. So when Saghar, from one of my favorite blogs Lab Noon, asked me if I would like to be a part of her beautiful blog’s first virtual birthday party, I knew it was time to make my favorite dessert in the world. This Summer Berry Tart is my absolute favorite dessert. Though it may look like a long recipe (mostly because it is very detailed), it is rather easy to make. There are only 3 simple steps. You first make the pastry cream, then the tart shell, and finally bake the shell and put it all together. The first two steps can be done a day in advance, which makes it convenient if you are anticipating being short on time the day you want to serve it. In terms of fruit, I used summer berries, but feel free to use a mix of whatever you desire – from peaches, kiwis, apricots, or even sliced bananas. Believe me, with this pastry cream, any summer fruit works wonderfully. There are so many other food bloggers joining Labnoo’s virtual birthday party – I am looking very forward to seeing all of the amazing things everyone else has concocted. If you are too, below are the links to all the other posts created for this special day:
Lab Noon : Lab Noon’s Fruity Birthday CakeCeleste Cucina: Ciambelline Alla Lavanda con Glassa Alle MoreMy Kitchen Kiosk: Mini Chocolate Pavlovas with BlueberriesLa Panificatrice Folle: Syllabub ai frutti di boscoRustica Retro: Passion Fruit SpongeVermilion Roots: Pandan Coconut Cake with Kayagretchen gretchen: Cooling Watermelon CakesPersian Foodie: Orange Blossom Cakes
Adapted (with minor changes) from America’s Test Kitchen’s Fresh Fruit Tart recipe.
