Harlequin Cake or perhaps it would be better to say tart. In reality, it is not a real cake. I have often had to quickly prepare a dessert, like this one believe me nothing easier. Always keep at home or better in the fridge, a roll of shortcrust pastry for emergencies, with a little milk you will manage to prepare something exceptional. If you really like it, follow me on your favorite Socials, I’m on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. In my Blog, there are recipes for every season or like this Harlequin cake always doable, there is no precise season to prepare it. Even though perhaps this one near the Carnival is super fitting.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons, Carnival
- Energy 223.34 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 34.83 (g) of which sugars 23.28 (g)
- Proteins 4.29 (g)
- Fat 7.88 (g) of which saturated 2.79 (g)of which unsaturated 4.78 (g)
- Fibers 0.70 (g)
- Sodium 138.86 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 2 egg yolks
- 2.8 oz sugar
- 0.2 cups flour
- 1.1 cups whole milk
- 1 lemon (zest)
- 1 package shortcrust pastry (rolled out)
- 1 package smarties
Tools
- Baking Pan
- Parchment Paper
- Whisk
- Saucepan
- Scale
- Cookie Cutter heart-shaped
Steps
Harlequin cake
Mix the egg yolks with the sugar in a bowl, working the mixture with a whisk. Incorporate the sifted flour and slowly pour in the milk that you have already heated with the lemon zest. Put the saucepan on the fire and stir continuously until the custard thickens, about 7 minutes will be enough. (image 1)
Line a round baking pan with parchment paper and unroll the shortcrust pastry, place it in the pan. (image 2)
Pour the custard in the center of the shortcrust pastry and fold the edges towards the center, complete by decorating the Harlequin cake with the hearts cut out previously.
Bake at 356°F for 30 minutes.
Here it is ready with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Here is the Harlequin cake ready
About Carnival
Simple sweet fried dough… chiacchiere, fritters, sgonfiotti and again castagnole and who knows how many other good and regional things there are that we know little about. Inviting, tasty and colorful sweets to bring to the table and accompany the days of the craziest holiday of the year.
Simple sweet fried dough… chiacchiere, fritters, sgonfiotti and again castagnole and who knows how many other good and regional things there are that we know little about. Inviting, tasty and colorful sweets to bring to the table and accompany the days of the craziest holiday of the year.
