Another Strawberry Dessert: Strawberry Torte

Long time ago (probably 4 years ago), I tried to make whipped cream with heavy cream but did not have much success. Since then, I had been avoiding recipes that call for homemade whipped cream.

Finally, I decided to try again. At first, I tried beating the cream by hand and then using a hand mixer...still didn't work :( So I searched for videos online (because the recipe only says beat until it peaks), figured out how long it takes and tried again. Prepared for the worst, I just kept beating, and beating, and beating and......finally, the cream started to thicken and I had my whipped cream!!!

With the whipped cream, I made strawberry torte from Martha's website. It came out pretty good and was a great hit when I brought it to work.

A light and refreshing dessert

(probably not the best photo since you can't really see the cake because I had to spread the cream with the cake in the container)

Here's a better view from Martha's website

Strawberry Tart: 2nd Attempt

1st attempt: Used a cake pan, tart shell was too thick at the side (click here for recipe)

2nd attempt: Bought a tart pan this time and tried rolling out the dough with a rolling pin but was unsuccessful because the dough was too crumbly. At the end, had to put the dough in the pan and just tried to press evenly to prevent thick sides.
The tart came out better than the first time but there is still room for improvement.

One easy to make and delicious tart :)