Fresh Raspberry Cream Tart

Elegant tart with a buttery orange shortbread crust, raspberry preserves, mascarpone cream filling, and fresh raspberries on top.

OtherVegetarianIntermediate40 min

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.3 cup cornstarch
  • 0.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.3 tsp salt
  • 10 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 0.3 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp grated orange peel
  • 1 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.3 cup raspberry preserves
  • 8 oz mascarpone or cream cheese, chilled
  • 0.5 cup chilled whipping cream
  • 0.3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp grated orange peel for filling
  • 0.3 tsp almond extract
  • 3 cup fresh raspberries

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Beat butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla; add flour mixture and beat until large clumps form. Press dough over bottom and up sides of pan. Freeze 15 minutes.

  2. 2

    Bake crust 10 minutes. Press sides up if they slump. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes more. Spread preserves over crust. Bake 5 minutes. Cool on rack.

  3. 3

    Beat mascarpone, cream, powdered sugar, orange peel, vanilla, and almond extract until peaks form, about 2 minutes.

  4. 4

    Spread filling evenly in cooled crust.

  5. 5

    Chill until firm, at least 2 hours. Arrange raspberries in concentric circles over filling and serve.

Tags

elegantdessertsummertartraspberrymascarponeother

Useful kitchen tools

Browse a small Kitchen Picks shelf for prep, storage, planning, and repeat cooking. Some links may earn Flavor By Design a commission at no extra cost to you.

View Kitchen Picks