Shortbread birthday cake

The shortbread pastry, is light and crumbly, with a wonderful vanilla and lemon flavor. The custard is silky and smooth, just enough sweet and zesty, superb pillow for the fresh fruit artistically arranged on top. A superb, different birthday cake.

Pastafrolla (Shortbread Pastry):
250 g organic, unbleached all purpose flour
100 g sugar
140 g butter
2 egg yolks
1 lemon, the zest
pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla

Crema al limone (Lemon Custard):
3 egg yolks
3 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp organic, unbleached all purpose flour
3 glasses milk (about 400 ml)
the rind of 1/2 of an organic lemon

Topping:
blackberries
raspberries
strawberries
honey clementine
kiwi

View the full recipe at Sugar Love Spices →