Cocktail fruit tart
Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves: Makes 1 tart
Cocktail fruit tart for any family occasion.
Ingredients
125ml (100 g) castor sugar
80g butter or margarine, melted
375ml (210 g) Snowflake self-raising flour
5ml bicarbonate of soda
1ml salt
385g can cocktail fruit
2 extra-large eggs
Sauce
125ml evaporated milk
80ml (65 g) sugar
10ml caramel essence
Method
- Beat eggs and sugar until light and creamy. Add melted butter and mix well.
- Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt together. Add to creamed mixture and beat until smooth. Add cocktail fruit with liquid and spoon into a greased 23 cm ovenproof dish.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 30 minutes.
- Sauce: Combine evaporated milk and sugar in a small, heavy-based saucepan. Boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add essence. Pour over tart when taken from oven. Serve hot or cold with custard.
