Mistakes create masterpieces what can I say?Ī tart can have a crusty base or a fluffy sponge filled/topped with what I have always called pudding – essentially, a vanilla cream made by boiling egg yolks, sugar, corn/potato starch and milk together. Busy as they were (wow, lack of time seems to have been a problem always!), one of the sisters forgot to add dough to her pie – she added it later during baking and thus invented the upside-down pie. Today’s recipe has its beginnings in the kitchen of the Tatin sisters, French hotel owners in the XIX century. Although the Greeks and Romans have made something similar in antiquity, tart baking has evolved and changed through the ages. There is a bit of a culinary debate over the origins and proper making of tarts. The only difference is that you will not need to add mascarpone for this tart recipe. If you have an extra half an hour to spare, I explain how to make pudding from scratch and use fresh products in my Tiramisù recipe. In Europe, it is available in any food shop and is largely used. The pudding mix I used is German made and available online. A bit of food engineering involved, true, but this happens extremely rarely in my kitchen. But, for this occasion only (because time was extremely tight), I chose to make a quick pudding using a packed mix rather than real eggs. Those familiar with this blog know that I advocate healthy eating, organic everything and a big fat NO to pesticides. Luckily, we have ready-made mixes that help speed up the process of baking. We are used to living life at high speed, and sometimes even a little time to indulge is hard to find. The exquisite taste and attractive decoration will get you points for creativity when you serve this tart, and nobody will ever know how rushed you were to bake it. Please read the full disclosure for more information. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. There is no easier cake to make than a summer berry tart! If you have less than an hour to spare and berries to use, then simply throw a handful of ingredients into a bowl, mix, bake, prepare a pudding at high speed and decorate with whatever fresh fruits you might have in the fridge.
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