Strawberry Tart with Orange Mascarpone Cream

Confession: I took this picture in the car. I was bringing it to someone's house and snapped this on my lap. But hey, at least I had good natural lighting! 

Anyway. I have been making variations of this tart for quite some time. It is my go-to summer dessert. Sometimes when I want to be fancy, I'll make it in individual tart pans, which I find adorable.  I bet you could make this a million different ways, exchanging orange for lemon, strawberries for blueberries or raspberries...you get the idea. The foundation of this is simple: tart crust and a mascarpone cream. Everything else is just icing on the err...tart. 

Strawberry Tart with Orange Mascarpone Cream

(Printable Recipe)

1 recipe tart dough, baked and cooled (My favorite is from Mark Bittman and can be found here.)

1 cup mascarpone cheese

1/3 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon orange zest

2 cups strawberries, sliced

1/2 cup orange marmalade or apricot preserves (I used blood orange marmalade, to be exact.)

In the bowl of a mixer, beat together the mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, sugar and orange zest. Spoon into the cooled tart crust. Arrange sliced strawberries on top. Melt marmalade/preserves and lightly brush onto berries to create a nice sheen. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serves 8.