Kiwifruit Obsttorte (Fruit Torte)

Name: Kiwifruit Obsttorte (Fruit Torte)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1/3 cup Chelsea Caster Sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla essence; 1/3 cup plain flour, sifted; 2 Tbsp melted butter; 2 Tbsp kirsch; Kiwifruit jam; 750g kiwifruit; Whipped cream for decoration

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This cake (which is really more fruit than cake) is baked in a special tin called an obsttorten form and when turned out has a shallow depression which is filled with fruit and decorated with cream. The cake also has an attractive fluted edge.

This cake (which is really more fruit than cake) is baked in a special tin called an obsttorten form and when turned out has a shallow depression which is filled with fruit and decorated with cream. The cake also has an attractive fluted edge.
hour hour
12 servings

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Difficulty Easy
Prep time 30 mins
Cooking time 15 mins
Serves
12

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Ingredients

2 eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup Chelsea Caster Sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/3 cup plain flour, sifted
2 Tbsp melted butter
2 Tbsp kirsch
Kiwifruit jam
750g kiwifruit
Whipped cream for decoration

Method

1 : Preheat oven to 180oC.
2 : Beat eggs and Chelsea Caster Sugar until very thick. Beat in vanilla. Gently fold in flour and butter.
3 : Generously butter a 23cm obsttorten form or similar shallow tin, making sure all indentations are covered . Pour batter into tin. Bake about 15 mins or until top is golden and springs back when lightly touched.
4 : Invert tin onto cooking rack; let cool 5 mins. Gently remove cake from tin; cool.
5 : Heat kiwifruit jam and force through sieve to make about 1/2 cup. Return to saucepan and heat with Kirsch to boiling. Brush a thin layer of the kiwifruit glaze over the depression.
6 : Peel and slice kiwifruit into rounds. Arrange overlapping in concentric circles over glaze. Spoon remaining kiwifruit glaze over fruit; allow to cool.
7 : Just before serving pipe whipped cream around outside edge of fruit.