Cherry renversée tart

Cherry renversée tart

Desserts

A simple and quick cherry tart, perfect for beginners or as a fast dessert.

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This upside-down cherry tart is a delicious treat that doesn’t require much time or effort. It’s ideal for beginners in baking, and it’s also a quick and easy dessert to prepare.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.26 $0.78 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.65
  • $1.62
  • $0.20
  • $0.28
  • $0.24
  • $0.05
  • $1.75
  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the cherries, drain them, and remove the pits. ≈ 2 min
  2. Grease and flour a round cake pan, approximately 28 cm in diameter. ≈ 3 min
  3. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  4. Combine the flour with the baking powder and sift. ≈ 4 min
  5. Whip the egg whites with 90g of caramel, then incorporate the butter/margarine until you achieve a light and airy consistency. ≈ 4 min
  6. Next, gradually add the mixture of baking powder and flour to the butter and egg mixture. ≈ 3 min
  7. Caramelize the remaining sugar, then gently fold in the beaten egg whites until just combined.
  8. Pour the mixture into the mold. ≈ 3 min
  9. Distribute the cherries evenly over the dough and gently press them down with the handle of a wooden spoon. ≈ 3 min
  10. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, during which the cherries will absorb the flavor of the cake.
  11. Remove the cake from the pan after it has finished baking, let it cool completely, and then dust it with powdered sugar.

The bill

Cherry renversée tart

  • 300 g of cherries$1.65
  • 5 egg yolks$1.62
  • 180 g of sugar$0.20
  • 80 g of butter or margarine$0.28
  • 180 g of flour$0.24
  • Half a packet of baking powder$0.05
  • 5 egg whites$1.75
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar$0.47

Total$6.26

that's $0.78 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of cherries
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 180 g of sugar
  • 80 g of butter or margarine
  • 180 g of flour
  • Half a packet of baking powder
  • 5 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar

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