Chocolate tart with chocolate orange soil
Not a fan of Christmas pud? Try this decadent chocolate tart
- Added on December 6, 2019
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Serves 4
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- You will need
- Method
For the chocolate tart
- Double cream 380ml
- 70% dark chocolate 365g
- Trimoline 25g
- Cornish sea salt 1 tbsp
- Unsalted butter 85g
- Pastry tart case pre-cooked
For the chocolate soil
- Unsalted butter 135g, melted
- Caster sugar 200g
- Ground almonds 200g
- Plain flour 120g
- Cocoa powder 100g
- Oranges 3, zested
To serve
- Redcurrant coulis optional
- Orange segments poached in caramelised brown sugar, orange juice, star anise and green cardamom, optional
- For the chocolate tart: in a saucepan, bring the cream to the boil over a medium heat.
- Place the chocolate, trimoline and sea salt in a bowl. Pour over the hot cream and stir to melt the chocolate. Add the butter and whisk the ingredients together.
- Pour the mixture into the pastry case and leave aside to set for a few hours.
- For the chocolate soil: preheat the oven to 160˚c / gas 3. Place all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
- Tip the soil on to a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes, making sure to stir the soil every 5 minutes.
- To serve: dust the plate with chocolate soil and place a slice of tart on top. Decorate with coulis and poached orange segments.
You will need
For the chocolate tart
- Double cream 380ml
- 70% dark chocolate 365g
- Trimoline 25g
- Cornish sea salt 1 tbsp
- Unsalted butter 85g
- Pastry tart case pre-cooked
For the chocolate soil
- Unsalted butter 135g, melted
- Caster sugar 200g
- Ground almonds 200g
- Plain flour 120g
- Cocoa powder 100g
- Oranges 3, zested
To serve
- Redcurrant coulis optional
- Orange segments poached in caramelised brown sugar, orange juice, star anise and green cardamom, optional
Method
- For the chocolate tart: in a saucepan, bring the cream to the boil over a medium heat.
- Place the chocolate, trimoline and sea salt in a bowl. Pour over the hot cream and stir to melt the chocolate. Add the butter and whisk the ingredients together.
- Pour the mixture into the pastry case and leave aside to set for a few hours.
- For the chocolate soil: preheat the oven to 160˚c / gas 3. Place all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
- Tip the soil on to a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes, making sure to stir the soil every 5 minutes.
- To serve: dust the plate with chocolate soil and place a slice of tart on top. Decorate with coulis and poached orange segments.