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Tropical Fruit Gateau

Cuisine: German
Courses: Pies
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Pastry
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozAll-purpose flour
1   Salt
7 tablespoons 105mlButter - cut into small pieces
3 tablespoons 45mlSugar
1/2   Beaten egg
  Filling
3 tablespoons 45mlApricot jam
1   Sponge cake
4 oz 113gNon-dairy whipped topping
  Topping
4   Pineapple rings in juice - drained
2   Kiwi fruit
1   Mango
5   Maraschino cherries
3 tablespoons 45mlPineapple juice
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozToasted sliced almonds

Recipe Instructions

To make pastry: Sift flour and salt into medium bowl. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until evenly distributed and mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

With a fork, lightly mix in sugar and egg to make a dough. Press a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425F.

On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit inside bottom of an 8-inch flan tin with a removable bottom. Place dough in tin with stretching. Pierce dough all over with a fork.

Bake 20-30 minutes or until golden. Cool completely in tin, then transfer to a serving dish.

To assemble gateau: Warm jam and brush over pre-baked pastry round. Place cooled cake on top of pastry base. Spread non-dairy whipped topping over top and sides of gateau.

Cut pineapple rings into pieces. Peel and slices kiwi fruit and mango. Halve cherries. Arrange fruit over gateau that is pleasing to the eye. Sprinkle with pineapple juice. Press toasted sliced almonds onto sides of gateau.

Source:
The Best of Baking by Wolter and Teubner

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