Sunday, March 28, 2010
Daring Bakers: Orange Tian
It's Daring Bakers time again! I'm sure you can tell by this fancy-shmancy little gem of a dessert.
This is no ordinary, everyday dessert people.
From the bottom up this dessert starts with a pate sablee base (think tart crust) which is given a healthy schmear of home-made orange marmalade. Next comes the marmalade spiked whipped cream (could eat that by itself with a spoon, thank you very much). It's all topped by a layer of orange segments that have been soaked in, then sprinkled with orange caramel.
It sounds like a really complicated dessert. Fortunately it doesn't taste complicated. It tastes sweet and citrusy and light as air. Perfect for spring.
The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from Alain Ducasse’s Cooking School in Paris.
Thanks, Jennifer! I really enjoyed this one.
You can find the recipe ---> HERE.