Chocolate Tart

Ingredients list for Chocolate Tart

• 1 Basic Short Crust Pastry
• 1 tablespoon Orange Rind grated
• 1 tablespoon Lemon rind grated
• For filling
• 600 grams Dark chocolate grated
• 2 cups Fresh cream
• 1 teaspoon Coffee powder
• FOR DECORATION
• as required White chocolate shavings
• as required Dark chocolate shavings

Method

1. Add orange rind and lemon rind to the shortcrust pastry dough and mix in well. Roll out pastry to half centimeter thickness and place in an eight and a half inch square tart tin covering the base and sides. Trim off the excess pastry and press lightly.
2. Prick all over with a fork and chill in a refrigerator for ten minutes. Preheat oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6. Take the tart tin out of the refrigerator and place it in the preheated oven and blind bake the pastry for ten minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. To prepare the filling, place cream in a pan and bring it to a boil. Add chocolate and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and add coffee powder dissolved in one tablespoon of water and mix well. Set aside to cool completely.
4. Pour the filling into the tart shell and chill in the refrigerator until set. Decorate with chocolate shavings, cut into wedges and serve with cream.

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