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Anna Gare

Upside Down Fruit Tarts


Upside Down Fruit Tarts

Demonstrated at the 2011 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

Serves 2

Ingredients

Cake

  • 450g unsalted butter
  • 450g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 4 large eggs
  • 450g almond meal
  • 4 heaped tbsp self-raising flour

Tart Base

  • Butter, for greasing
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3 heaped tbsp caster sugar

Fruit

  • 3 ripe peaches
  • 2 pears
  • 1½ cups pitted morello cherries
  • 1 tbsp flaked almonds for peach tart
  • 1 tbsp pecans for pear tart
  • Icing sugar for dusting

Method

  1. Using electric beater, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until pale, light and fluffy.
  2. Add eggs, one at a time whilst continuing to beat.
  3. Using a spoon fold in almond meal and flour until well combined.
  4. Lightly grease a 35cm long flan tin. Line with foil, being careful not to pierce it.
  5. Evenly rub one tbsp of butter over each third of the foil base and then sprinkle with one tbsp of sugar.
  6. Cut each peach into 3 rounds, carefully removing the seed from the middle section. Arrange over one third of base flesh side down and scatter with almond flakes in any gaps over base.
  7. Cut each pear into three (leave in core) and arrange over one third of base and scatter with pecans in gaps
  8. Evenly spread out cherries over last third of base.
  9. Spoon almond meal mixture evenly over all the fruit.
  10. Bake in 180°C oven, centre shelf for approx 45 mins until firm and golden on top.
  11. Remove from oven and allow to cool a little before turning out.
  12. Turn out upside down on a large board and dust with icing sugar.
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  • Candace7
    10 months ago

    This recipe is delicious! Be aware though, it says that it "serves 2" when actually it MAKES 2 tarts. It serves 12-16. It's a very easy, very impressive dish.

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