Rich Chocolate Tart
A rich chocolate tart with chocolate pastry, chocolate ganache filling, and a chocolate mirror glaze
Servings 10
Calories 615kcal
Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 75 g icing sugar
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 240 g plain flour
- 20 g cocoa powder
For the ganache:
- 250 g dark chocolate broken up
- 250 ml double cream
For the mirror glaze:
- 3.5 oz double cream
- 2 tsp powdered gelatine
- 3.5 oz cold water
- 5.25 oz caster sugar
- 1.75 oz cocoa powder
To decorate:
- 1 pack Maltesers
- 25 g dark chocolate
- 75 g white chocolate
Instructions
Make the pastry:
- Cream together the butter and the icing sugar, then gently mix in the other ingredients until it comes together. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for at least an hour.
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Roll the pastry out to the size of your tart tin and line the tin with it.
- Bake the pastry case lined with baking paper and filled with baking beans for ten minutes. Then remove the baking beans and baking paper and bake for a further ten minutes. Leave aside to cool.
Make the ganache:
- Heat the cream gently in a pan until it begins to simmer (or use the microwave). Place the chocolate pieces in a large bowl then pour over the cream. Leave it to sit for five mins approx then stir well until smooth.
- Pour the ganache into the cool pastry case and chill the tart in the fridge until set.
Make the mirror glaze:
- Make the mirror glaze following the directions here. Allow the glaze to cool then pour the glaze over the top of the ganache. Chill in the fridge until set.
Decorate:
- Chop some squares of dark and white chocolate. Slice some Maltesers in half. Decorate the top as desired.
Notes
- The chocolate pastry recipe is from Teatime in Paris by Jill Colonna.
- For the mirror glaze, see this recipe for chocolate mirror glaze from Joe's Pastry, it is measured in cups (or oz) only.
Nutrition
Calories: 615kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 382mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 859IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 5mg