Shamrock Cream Tart Recipe
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Lucky you, today I’m sharing my favorite cream tart recipe with a fun holiday twist!
My Heart Cream Tart Cake went over so well I was inspired to make a lucky shamrock too.
This Shamrock Cream Tart Recipe is the perfect St. Patrick’s Day dessert. The combination of the buttery crust, creamy filling, and icing on top make for a beautiful and tasty dessert. This can be made ahead of time and assembled before serving.
It is a show stopper and such a unique dessert, plus it is easy!
My kids love St. Patrick’s Day, any excuse to pinch someone is a favorite around here!
I know my children will be putting on as much green as possible for the fun of it. Why not make a green Shamrock Cream Tart?
What is cream tart made of?
My Cream Tart Cake is made of a butter cookie base and topped with a buttercream icing for decoration. I’m going to share exactly how to make this Shamrock Cream Tart.
How to Make a Shamrock Cream Tart
These steps can be duplicated with numbers and other shapes. If you are just needing the recipe, scroll to the full recipe below.
- Knead dough into a disc, then roll dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Place stencil on top and cut shape with a knife. Remove excess dough.
- With the leftover dough I used cookie cutters to create extra mini tarts. The kids loved having their own.
- With an offset spatula, transfer shapes to a baking sheet with parchment paper. You can also just transfer your parchment paper directly onto your baking sheet to maintain the shape. Bake as directed.
- Allow crust to completely cool before starting the decorating.
- Apply your icing to both layers with size 806 Cupcake Tip.
- Stack your two layers and press gently. Then prepare toppings.
- Create butter cream icing shapes with a regular sized 12, 21, and 30 Tip. Allow decorations to chill in the refrigerator for easier application to your tart.
- Add additional toppings like candy, cookies, macrons, fruit or flowers if desired. After I’ve filled my crust shape with icing, I will go back and fill in any open spaces with fresh icing.
Tart Crust Recipe
The perfect, light tart crust recipe that can be cut into shapes or used in a tart pan.
Ingredients
- 170 grams softened butter (3/4 cup)
- 60 grams powdered sugar (1/2 cup)
- 180 grams flour (1 1/2 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 300 F
- Make your tart crust by combining flour, powdered sugar, and butter. Mix until dough forms.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Place your stencil or pattern on top of your dough and with a sharp knife cut your shape and remove excess dough.
- Combine and roll out remaining dough and cut second shape.
- With a large offset spatula, carefully transfer your shape to a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- You can also use the inside of the larger shape to create extra tarts and any left over dough to cut smaller coordinating shapes.
- Bake for 25 minutes, rotating half way for consistent browning.
- Allow tart crust to completely cool before decorating. Be careful when transferring your dough because it can easily crack or break.
Buttercream Icing
A light and creamy buttercream icing that is perfect for any dessert!
Ingredients
- 454 grams butter (1 lb)
- 907 grams powdered sugar (2 lbs)
- 10 ml vanilla extract (2 tsp)
- 10 ml lemon juice (2 tsp)
- 6 grams salt (1 tsp)
Instructions
I hope you enjoy this Shamrock Cream Tart Recipe as much as we do. This would be a fun surprise for a St. Patrick’s Day dessert. I think your family will feel lucky when you make this for them!
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Yum! My kids would love this! I don’t know if mine would be as pretty though!
I was looking for a treat me and my daughter could make together on St Patrick’s Day. This is great!
Yumm!!!!! I wish my son was old enough to help me haha thanks for sharing the cool idea!
Wow!
You’re such a great teacher. You make it so fun. Even though I hardly bake I can do it. Cake looks yummy..