A seasonal crostata di frutta fresca

How you can turn pasta frolla into a fresh, colourful birthday cake with pastry cream and seasonal fruit.

As soon as summer ends, pasta frolla makes a comeback into my kitchen.

Pasta frolla is one of the first pastry recipes I learned to make as a child. Standing on a stool in my mum’s kitchen, wearing a worn-out apron that looked more like a nightgown on me, with a Disney movie in the background—these were the best moments of the week when I was allowed to…