Strawberry Fruit Flan
Submitted by tonyw
A European-style fruit flan with a golden sponge base baked in a fluted tin, piled with fresh strawberries, and finished with a glossy red glaze. Bakery-window gorgeous from your own oven.
YIELD
12 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
20 minREADY
90 minIf you’ve ever walked past a European bakery and stared at those glistening fruit tarts in the window, this is how you make one at home.
The base is a light, buttery sponge baked in a fluted flan tin until golden. Once cooled, it gets flipped and filled with a pound of fresh strawberries that sit for an hour with a sprinkle of sugar, drawing out their natural juices.
Those juices get mixed right into the glaze, so when you pour that shiny red coating over the berries, it’s infused with real strawberry flavor.
Every slice shows off that beautiful contrast: golden crust, ruby berries, and a gleaming finish.
Kitchen Tips
- Grease and flour the flan tin well so the fluted edges release cleanly
- If your strawberries are very large, halve them so they sit flat and stable in the tart shell
- Use the strawberry juices to replace some of the water in the glaze for a more intense berry flavor
- Serve the same day for the crispest base; the sponge softens as it absorbs the glaze overnight
Ingredients
Directions
In small bowl, mix margarine, sugar and eggs until creamy.
Add evaporated milk and vanilla.
In another bowl, sift flour and baking powder together.
Stir into margarine mixture in small amounts.
Grease a 12 inch fruit flan tin with a fluted rim.
Sprinkle with flour.
Pour in mixture and spread evenly with a knife.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Let cool for 10 minutes after removing from oven.
Drain strawberries; reserve juice.
Turn cake upside down and fill with strawberries.
If strawberries are very large, you may want to slice them in half.
Sprinkle with sugar and allow to sit for 1 hour.
Add the strawberry juice to the glaze mix.
Prepare glaze, following instructions on back of package.
NOTE: If you have accumulated approximately ½ cup of juice from the strawberries, and the glaze mix requires 1 cup of water, use the ½ cup of juice plus ½ cup of water to make 1 cup of liquid.
Pour glaze over strawberries.
Comments
