Posh Chocolate Tart

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 whole eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 7 ounces dark chocolate, 70% plus
• 5 ounces butter
• 1 1/2 ounces caster sugar
• 8 ounces flour
• 6 ounces butter
• 2 1/2 ounces icing sugar
• 2 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 put the 6 ounces of butter, icing sugar and 2 egg yolks in a bowl and blend or whiz up in a food processor. blend in the flour until you have a paste, then chill for about an hour.
• 2 preheat oven to 350f/180c/gas mark 4. roll out the pastry to line a fluted 8 inch tart tin. grease the tin, line with the pastry and blind bake for approx 20 minutes until a golden biscuit brown. remove and allow to cool.
• 3 increase oven temp to 375°f/190°c/gas mark 5. put the 7oz chocolate and 5oz butter in a bowl over a barely simmering pan of water. allow to melt and stir until smooth and glossy then allow to cool off the pan for a few minutes.
• 4 in a separate bowl, put the 2 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks and caster sugar. whisk until pale and thick. gradually add the melted chocolate, stirring all the while. blend thoroughly.
• 5 pour the chocolate mixture into the pastry case and pop in the oven for 5 minutes. remove and allow to cool.
• 6 decorate with a sprinkle of edible gold dusk and serve thin slices of tart with thick cream.