RECIPE: Darren Maule's Impossible Tart

Despite being an accomplished and inventive cook, for his East Coast Tables recipe, Darren Maule fell back on a dish his mother used to make. 

It's ridiculously "easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy" in the baking, separating magically (and implausibly) into three layers. 

Darren likes to cook and eat traditional meta/veg flat-out for a few days, then "de-tox" for the next few on fruit and salads. He does a mean bubble and squeak, has a different Spag Bol for every day of the week (one with dried cranberries, another oxtail stock), and has made it his business to know exactly where to source the finest ingredients from local markets throughout KZN. 

Watch the video 'how-to' guide here: 

You will need:

4 eggs

4 Tbsp butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup cake flour

Pinch of salt

Slightly bigger pinch baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

500ml full cream milk 

1 cup desiccated coconut

Put everything into a big mixing bowl. Beat well. Pour into a 24cm pie dish. Bake at 180c for 45-55 mins until all lovely and golden. 

East Coast Tables: The Inland Edition is available at all good book stores.