Happy 2nd Anniversary TWD-ers!! *throws confetti*
I’ve only been with the group for a short while but this is such a great, hilarious, caring, giving, and FUN bunch of bakers!!! I have played nice, made some friends, and baked so much more than I ever would have on my own. I’ve also gained more weight than I would have on my own, but that’s a rant for another day 😉
Anywho, onto the main event!! For our anniversary we got to choose from TWO desserts. A Tarte Tatin or a Cocoa-Buttermilk Birthday Cake. Or, if you’re a glutton (for punishment, ha!) you could make both. Me, well… I saw ‘Tarte Tatin’ and I swooned. I promised myself that I wouldn’t put too much on my plate (figuratively speaking. This tarte does not apply!) so I chose just one and got to work.
In the recipe it says to use 8 apples. I would add at least 4 more apples to that (I used a mix of Gala and Fuji). My apples shrunk WAY down (and we ALL know how much I LOVE cooked apples) and I just think this would have been a bit prettier if it had extra height to it. Also, my apples took more than DOUBLE the time suggested to caramelize. It said ‘deep caramel color’ so I just waited and waited until it reached something close to that. Aaaaaaaand I sprinkled cinnamon on top of half of the tarte. I’m bad. I know 😉
You wanna know a secret? I have never made a Tarte Tatin because I always viewed it as this fancy-shmancy French dessert that would probably be way too hard for an amateur like me to reproduce. N’est pas!! It was simple! Literally, the hardest part was peeling the apples. Cut em, throw em into some melted butter and sugar, cook em, throw pastry dough on top, and then throw em in the oven. That’s it! IIII know!! AND it’s all made in ONE oven safe skillet. I’ll be making this again, experimenting with pears or even peaches (ooh and bourbon!).
Now, usually there is an exchanging of gifts for an anniversary. But don’t worry Dorie, MY TARTE LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE IN THE BOOK!! That’s gift enough for me. It means a lot, really 😉
Head on over to Laurie’s blog, Slush for the recipes for BOTH of the yummy goodies I mentioned and stop on in at the TWD bakers and see aaaalllll of the deliciousness that are their goodies!
Love you all!
Ps. Please forgive the pictures. I had ZERO daylight left last night and I had to photograph the rest at work under fluorescent lights with my camera phone.
The Whimsical Cupcake 
Love the idea of peaches and bourbon, heck yeah! Your tarte looks fantastic, so glad you joined us!
You always crack me up Jeannette – I love dropping by to see what you’re up to over here 🙂 That tarte tatin is spectacular! The more blogs I visit, the more I’m convinced 90% of the group went the tarte route. I made the cake (well, cupcakes) and it was great but I am dying to try this one soon!
How funny! Looks great – I actually had an apple or two leftover! I should have sent them to you! Great dessert, don’t you think? And quite an adventure to make it. Nicely done!
Nice work! Success for the anniversary
Peaches and bourbon sounds magnifique! But your apple version looks quite delicious. I think Dorie has a magic stove that gets the caramel to darken so quickly.
Yipeee for Tarte Tatin and TWD! Love your tarte and love TWD!!
Looks great! I am going to make this tonight, even though I already made the cake. I think the tarte will be much better. 🙂
Looks lovely! I loved this dessert. The name alone made me nervous, but it was so easy and a definite repeater.
I found the SMS crust to be tasteless..I left you a reply on your comment…Sorry it turned out ugly;)
Gorgeous tart! You got perfect caramelization on your apples, This was a fun one to make, and it was nice to make something that seemed like it would be a lot of work but wasn’t.
Great job on the tarte. I had never made one either, but it was so easy will do again – often.
I got the package today! thanks so much! We are loving it all. The chocolate is so yummy! -Beth