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Ingredients
125g/4½ unsalted butter, diced 25g/1oz golden brown sugar 50g/2oz sugar 125g/4½oz plain white flour 1½ tbsp cornflour pinch of salt 175g/6oz hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped butter, for greasing lightly whipped cream, to serve For the filling 300ml/½ pint double cream 100ml/3½fl oz single cream 100ml/3½fl oz Irish whiskey 2 tbsp coffee essence or very strong coffee 300g/10oz dark chocolate, finely chopped 100g/4oz milk chocolate, finely chopped 2 eggs, beaten For the topping ½ gelatine leaf or 1 tsp powdered gelatine 250ml/9fl oz whipping cream 140g/5oz icing sugar 4 tbsp Baileys Irish Cream For the chocolate sauce 150ml/5fl oz milk 50ml/2fl oz whipping cream 250g/9oz dark chocolate, finely chopped or grated
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3. 2. Process the butter, both sugars, flour, cornflour, salt and half the hazelnuts to a crumbly texture in a food processor. Pat an even layer into the base of a greased 23cm/9in springform tin. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. 3. Reduce the oven temperature to 150C/300F/Gas 2. 4. For the filling, bring the double and single creams to the boil in a saucepan, then remove from the heat and add the whiskey and coffee essence or coffee. Cool slightly before stirring in both the chopped chocolates. Stir and, when the chocolates have melted, stir in the eggs. Pour the filling over the base and bake on the centre shelf of the oven for about 20 minutes, until just set but still slightly wobbly at the centre. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely. 5. To make the topping, soften the leaf gelatine (or dissolve the powdered gelatine, if using) in two tablespoons of water for a few minutes, then heat gently to dissolve. Set aside to cool slightly. Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks and sift in the icing sugar. Mix in the gelatine and Baileys Irish cream. Spread an even layer over the chocolate filling and leave to set. 6. To make the chocolate sauce, bring the milk and cream to the boil. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly. Add the chocolate and then stir until well mixed and all the chocolate has melted. 7. Serve the tart in slices, with some chocolate sauce drizzle over and around, lightly whipped cream on the side and the remaining hazelnuts scattered over.
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