Chocolate tart, ganache, and whipped cream

Chocolate tart, ganache, and whipped cream

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A crispy pastry filled with airy chocolate mousse, topped with ganache, and served with a light whipped cream: a decadent dessert for eight people.

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This chocolate tart features a crisp crust, a soft filling, a glossy ganache, and light whipped cream. It’s a beautiful dessert that serves eight people.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $2.45

Decoration

  • $0.70
  • $0.65
  • $0.07
  • $0.53

ganache

  • $0.61

Chantilly

  • $0.61
  • $0.03

Directions

  1. Prepare the shortcrust pastry and press it into a tart tin. ≈ 3 min
  2. Bake the dough in the oven until it is golden brown.
  3. Whisk the eggs and sugar for 6 to 7 minutes on high speed, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  4. While you’re doing that, melt the chocolate in a bowl, using a double boiler or in the microwave.
  5. Turn off the heat and add the oil paint and salt. ≈ 3 min
  6. Incorporate the chocolate into the beaten eggs by gently folding it in. ≈ 4 min
  7. Pour the filling onto the dough and bake at 180 °C until the filling starts to crack.
  8. For the ganache, heat the cream in a saucepan and add the chopped chocolate.
  9. In a separate bowl, prepare the whipped cream using the cream, flour, and sugar. ≈ 3 min
  10. Cut the tart into eight slices and drizzle each slice with ganache. ≈ 8 min
  11. Place a spoonful of whipped cream next to each portion. ≈ 3 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 shortcrust pastry
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 60 g of sugar
  • 250 g of chocolate
  • 125 ml + 2 tablespoons of oil paint
  • A pinch of salt
  • 125 ml of heavy cream
  • 130 g of chocolate, chopped
  • 125 ml of heavy cream
  • 1.5 tablespoons of custard powder
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar

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