The home baking continues… this time i stepped my game up and made some Manchester Tarts. They’re probably my second favorite cake/dessert after Egg Custards and honestly… they tasted amazing.

Apart from there being a little tiny bit too much pastry, they were awesome!

I made the pastry and custard from scratch, which i am very proud of and topped it all off with using fresh raspberries instead of the usual cherry on top and some very tasty raspberry jam and coconut to top it all off.

I didn’t realise the mammoth task that i took on when i decided to cook it all from scratch, by having to rest the pastry, then bake it, then make the custard from raw ingredients. Each one taking the best part of 30-45 minutes to prepare and then having to leave for at least an hour before being able to move onto the next part.

Plus custard powder hasn’t got anything on ‘proper’ custard. Even though it takes ages and ages to get it right and keep the consistency right for the tart, its so worth it!

Safe to say unless you’ve got at least a full day to make these bad-boys, then don’t do it. :D

People always say that homemade beats shop bought, and i never realised it properly until these… They were something else!