Berry and lemon curd tart with lemon syrup
Prep time
Total time
Plus chilling time.
Author: Cat (Waitrose Kitchen, May 2011, p96)
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: English
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 500g mascarpone
- 3tbsp lemon curd
- ½tsp vanilla extract
- 1tbsp icing sugar
- 1 sweet pastry case
- 150g raspberries
- 180g blueberries
- 3tbsp caster sugar
- ½lemon zest
Instructions
- Mix together mascarpone, lemon curd, vanilla extract and icing sugar until smooth. Pile into pastry case and top with berries. Chill for 1hr.
- Meanwhile, make lemon syrup. Place caster sugar and 2tbsp water in small saucepan over low heat. Allow sugar to dissolve, then increase heat and boil for 3mins. Remove from heat, add lemon zest and leave to cool completely.
- Drizzle lemon syrup over tart and serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 461 Fat: 35g Saturated fat: 20g Carbohydrates: 31g Sugar: 17.5g Salt: 0.37g Fibre: 1.7g Protein: 4.5g
