Lemon Mascarpone Cream Tart with Figs and Raspberries

Name: Lemon Mascarpone Cream Tart with Figs and Raspberries
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 5 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 3 ounces cream cheese; 1 teaspoon chopped lemon zest; Pinch salt; 6 tablespoons heavy cream; 8 to 10 black mission figs, cut into ½-inch slices; 1 prebaked 9-inch tart shell; ¼ cup sugar; 2 ounces mascarpone; ¼ cup cassis liqueur; 1 cup raspberries

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

The lemon cream filling is a nice light accent for the fruit.

Tossing the fruit in the liqueur gives the tart a pretty glaze.

Ingredients

3 large eggs
5 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
6 tablespoons

Pastry
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Combine the eggs, lemon juice, cream, salt, lemon zest, cream cheese, mascarpone, and sugar in a bowl of an electric mixer. Using the whisk attachment, whisk the mixture on medium speed until smooth.

Skim any bubbles off the top of the m