Tarte Tropezienne

Submitted by Cocojosie

"A very delicious and quite rich French cake. Originally from the back of a postcard purchased in St. Tropez."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 tarte

ingredients

• Cake

• 50 g flour
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 150 g sugar
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 3 eggs
• 1 pinch salt
• 25 g softened butter
• 500 g flour

• Custard filling

• 3 eggs
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 liter boiling milk
• 1 drop vanilla essence
• 250 g fresh cream

directions

1. First of all prepare the dough.
2. In a mixing bowl containing a little warm water, pour in a sachet of yeast stirring in 50 g of flour little by little and leave aside to ferment until the mixture doubles in size.
3. In another bowl mix together 150 g sugar, lemon zest, 3 eggs, a pinch of salt, 25 g of softened butter and gradually add 500 g of flour, stirring all the time.
4. Add the yeast mixture and knead for a few minutes before covering with a wet tea towel and leaving to rest for 3 hours.
5. Place the dough in a high-sided cake tin dusted with flour, brush with egg yolk and bake at 200°C for half an hour.
6. When cooked, turn out and leave to cool, then slice in half through the middle.
7. Prepare the custard filling by vigorously whisking together 3 eggs, 5 spoonfuls of sugar+ 2 of flour, 1/2 litre of boiling milk, a drop of vanilla essence and pour the mixture into a preheated saucepan.
8. Whip 250 g of fresh cream and gently fold in the custard mixture.
9. Spread over one of the brioche layers and sandwich together.