Snack

Strawberry Tart

Name: Strawberry Tart
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 250g marzipan, grated; 80g sugar; 7 oz butter; 4 eggs; 50g all-purpose flour; 100g dark chocolate, finely chopped; 3 tsp vanilla sugar; 3 egg yolks eggs, yolks separated; 50g sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3/4 cup milk; 1/2 cup double cream, whipped to a light foam; 500g strawberries, rinsed, stems removed, and quartered lengthwise; mint, fresh, optional, Handful; baking paper, as needed

A rich marzipan tart with a chocolate-coated shell, creamy vanilla custard, fresh strawberries, and mint.

1 hr 30 min
570 kcal
Vegetarian
Dessert

Mellowpan tip: Makes 8 servings, plenty to share.

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Ingredients

For 8 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the oven to 175°C / 347°F.
Step 2:
Grate the marzipan and mix it thoroughly with 80g sugar.
Step 3:
Whip the marzipan mixture with the butter until fluffy.
Step 4:
Whip the eggs into the mixture.
Step 5:
Fold the flour into the dough.
Step 6:
Line an approximately 24 cm springform pan with baking paper and grease it with butter.
Step 7:
Roll out the dough and transfer it to the prepared pan.
Step 8:
Bake in the middle of the oven for approximately 25 minutes.
25 min
Step 9:
Finely chop the chocolate and sprinkle it over the baked tart shell.
Step 10:
Spread the melting chocolate over the shell with a spatula.
Step 11:
Allow the tart shell to cool to room temperature.
Step 12:
Mix the vanilla sugar, egg yolks, 50g sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan.
Step 13:
Set the heat to medium and whisk in the milk.
Step 14:
Heat the mixture, stirring, until it thickens.
Step 15:
Transfer the custard to a container and cool completely.
Step 16:
Whip the double cream to a light foam.
Step 17:
Fold the whipped cream into the cooled vanilla custard.
Step 18:
Rinse the strawberries, remove the stems, and quarter them lengthwise from top to bottom.
Step 19:
Spread the vanilla custard in a thick layer over the tart shell.
Step 20:
Top with the fresh strawberries and optional fresh mint.
Step 21:
Serve and enjoy.