Death of a blueberry tart plus#

Death of a blueberry tart plus#

Do you prefer finished product posts or a step by step with pictures? Let me know in the comments!Īdapted and Inspired by Rachel’s Favourite Food by Rachel Allan and Sweet Tooth by Lily VanilliĪ small handful blueberries (reserve six to decorate)Ī handful of cherries, stoned and halved (reserve six to decorate)Ī small handful of flaked almonds, plus extra to decorate

P.S A quick question readers – as I was in a little bit of a rush, I only really took time to take pictures post-baking of this tart. I just couldn’t resist though, I just love looking at the pictures of the cherry stalks curling from the top of the tart. I have repeated the recipe below, but by and large this is a slight modification on my last blog post. This is probably my favourite kind of baking – quick and efficient, but with beautiful results. A quick flash in the oven, six swirls of buttercream and some artful decoration later and this baby was packaged up and ready for munching.

Then in the morning I simply cranked up the oven at 8am, smoothed sweet frangipane in the case and studded it with summer fruits and flaked almonds. I took the frangipane and buttercream out the freezer and prepared the fruit for the filling. I offered up my services to provide pud for the Pease Central contingent who descended on Fife late last week for the Silver Wedding party To cut down on stress (I made eight cakes the next day) I put together my favourite sweet pastry the night before and blind baked so that one job was done. I had cherries and blueberries spilling out my ears and the almond buttercream? Just chilling in a pastry bag at the back of my freezer next to some petit pois. The remaing half of my frangipane from my Apricot and Lemon Frangipane Tart was neatly packaged in the freezer. I had been stocking up on butter blocks all week in preparation for my parents Silver Wedding Anniversary cake so I had more than enough for sweet pastry. It may look utterly delicious and time consuming, but I genuinely had every single ingredient lingering in either my store cupboards, fridge or freezer. No Victoria, people do not just throw a dessert together in a kitchen smash bang as they are attempting to make their first two-tier cake (more on that little heartbreaker soon!)Įxcept I did. Like “I’m just going to whip up a croquembouche dear” or “I’m off for a marathon, cheerio!” People just don’t whip up desserts as quick as a flash unless it’s faux mango ice cream – frozen fruit and yoghurt don’t ya know –or some sort of puff pastry cheat pie with a bundle of fruit on top. “Victoria, nobody just ‘throws together’ a frangipane tart!”Īs soon as I said it, I realised how utterly ridiculous it sounded.