cassata tart
From ahmed1 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Rated number 1 in my dessert list according to my family and friends opinion. The filling gives you exactly the taste of a good quality softened Cherry and nuts Nougat. The Almonds in the crust made a real good combination with the filling. Read more I really recommend this one for you to try as a new kind of tarts. See less
Ingredients
- Crust: shopping list
- 3 tablespoons slivered blanched almonds shopping list
- 6 tablespoons sugar shopping list
- 1 3/4 cups (spooned and leveled) all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 teaspoons grated orange or lemon zest, (optional) shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces shopping list
- Filling shopping list
- 115 grams cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 30 grams powder sugar shopping list
- 300ml/10 fl oz heavy cream shopping list
- 25 grams powder sugar, sifted shopping list
- 60 grams toasted hazelnuts, chopped shopping list
- 225 grams candied cherries shopping list
- 60 grams plain chocolate, very finely chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Make crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make dough: In a food processor, pulse almonds until finely ground. Add sugar, flour, zest (if desired) (I didn’t add it), and salt; pulse until combined. Add butter, pulsing until coarse crumbs form with no large butter lumps (dough should clump together when squeezed with fingers).
- Immediately transfer dough to a 20cm loosed bottom tart pan. Using a measuring cup, evenly press dough in bottom and up sides of pan.
- Bake in center of oven until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 45 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Filling:
- Beat the cream cheese and powder sugar together till fluffy. In another clean bowl, beat the heavy cream and powder sugar till thick and holds its shape. Fold in the cream cheese and sugar mixture till completely combined. Fold in the hazelnuts, cherries ,and chocolate. Spoon the mixture over the cooled crust and chill for 2-3 hours before serving. You may add cherry pie filling or cherry preserve over the top if you desire.
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cream and cream cheese combine
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nuts,cherries and chocolate
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spoon filling in crust
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The Rating
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My list of to do things is growing everyday. I have noted this one. Do you put any weights on your tart crust when baking? When I try it, I shall add sour cherries on top, as i love them.
ivy
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This is something new and different!love the hazelnut,chocolate n cream cheese filling..scrumptious!!
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Hopefully after the holidays shall give it a try.
ivy
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