Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Ayumi's Tart (Banana, Rum, Coconut and Vanilla)

I'm not going to be here for my good friend Ayumi's birthday so I thought I would make her something. I asked her what she liked and didn't like, and she suggested that I make something "experimental". And.. well I just happen to have the perfect thing! I decided to make her the tart I had been thinking about for a while: the banana, rum, coconut tart with a thin layer of chocolate on the base (I chose white for color consistency) and then a simple pastry cream made with vanilla bean and rum.

She liked it. And so did the others who tried it, which is always a relief as often I'm not sure what I'm thinking when I pair random tastes together, but it seemed to work. All the hard work of preserving worked out!

7 comments:

Elin Chia said...

Hi Rhid,

Nice tart. The combination of all the ingredients matches well and not only your friends love it. Juz looking at your pic makes me drool and the mind can imagine the taste...mouthwatering!

Anonymous said...

it was delicious indeed, too bad you won't be here on my birthday:(

Elyse said...

How creative!! I'm sure this was a huge hit. A perfect bday celebration treat. My favorite part is the little layer of chocolate surprise hidden beneath the pastry cream!!

Lisa Turner said...

What a lucky friend to receive such a delightful treat!

Mermaid Sews said...

Wow, that sure sounds great - you going to post the recipe? I would love to try it.

Tenina said...

Beautiful tart, love a great tart.

Mistress said...

looks delicious, but what about the recipe? i'd like to try this too..