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Pumpkin bakewell spider web tart

In this recipe there's a spicy pumpkin layer with a topping of Frangipane covered with icing before making your spider web decoration. This Pumpkin Bakewell spider web tart will be a perfect way for you to celebrate your Halloween with your loved ones.
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor
  • Electric whisk

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for the pastry

  • 25 g of icing sugar
  • 200 g of plain flour (but you need extra for Dusting)
  • 100 g of chilled and chopped unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp of vanilla bean paste
  • 1 egg

ingredients for the pumpkin layer

  • 200 g of pumpkin puree (cooked)
  • 1 tsp of ground ginger
  • 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp of ground mixed spice
  • 2 tbsp of icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp of milk

ingredients for the frangipane

  • 125 g of softened unsalted butter
  • 125 g of ground almonds
  • 40 g of plain flour
  • 125 g of caster sugar
  • 2 beaten medium eggs

ingredients for decoration

  • 300 g of icing sugar
  • Orange food coloring paste
  • Black food coloring paste

Instructions
 

  • Pulse the icing sugar, flour, and butter in a food processor until the texture of the mixture is similar to fine breadcrumbs.
  • Mix egg and vanilla in a small bowl and add then again combine the egg mixture to flour. Place it on a work surface bring them together with the help of your hands. And wrap in a clingfilm after making it into a disc shape and allow to chill for 1 hr.
  • Lightly spread the flour throughout the workspace and roll the pastry. Use a nearly 23cm deep, round , loose-bottomed tart to trim the edges to make the pastry shape neaten. Then Chill for another 30 min until it gets firm.
  • Set your oven to 180°C/ mark 4 conditions. Line pastry case with a piece of baking parchment and fill it with baking beans. Put on a baking tray and bake for 20-25min until the pastry sides are set.
  • After that carefully remove the baking beans and parchment. Place in oven for another 5min, until your pastry gets a golden color and the base texture is sandy when touching. Keep aside to cool slightly within the tin until you make the fillings.
  • M ix all the ingredients required for pumpkin layer, until they are well combines. Scrape it into the pastry layer and spread evenly in a uniform layer.
  • For making frangipane, beat the sugar and butter using an electric beater until it becomes creamy and light (usually 5 min). Add the eggs and and beat gradually. Then mix ground almonds and flour using a spoon.After that add it on above the pumpkin layer an spread evenly to make a uniform layer
  • Until the frangipane turns golden and firm bake for around 30 minutes. Leave for cooling for 10min in the tin and transfer to a wire rack for cooling completely.
  • Put the icing sugar into a bowl and beat with 3 - 3.5 tbsp of water to form a thick, smooth icing. 
  • Separate 1 tbsp of icing into a another bowl and add black food coloring. Then take a piping bag and transfer the black colored icing into it. Use the remaining icing to dye with orange food coloring.
  • Once the tart cools completely, pour the orange colored icing and spread evenly with a palette knife.Using black color icing ,Draw 6 concentric circles on the orange icing. With a proper stick before the black icing sets drag lines from inside to outside resembling a spider web.
  • Keep for 25-30 minutes to set before serving.

Notes

  • One serving contains 697 Cal
Keyword Pumpkin Bakewell spider web tart