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Chocolate Tart
- 2 cups & 6 tbsp flour
- Pinch salt
- 100g cold Butter, cut into cubes
- 4 tbsp castor sugar
- 4 – 6 tbsp ice cold water
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 150ml & 4 tbsp castor sugar
- 3 cups milk
- 1 tbsp butter
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In a food processor, combine 2 cups flour, salt, 4 tbsp castor sugar and butter then pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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Add enough cold water until dough comes together – do not over-work the pastry.
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Gather dough into a ball, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Roll dough out thinly on a floured surface, then line a fluted tart tin.
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Dock, line then blind bake the pastry at 175̊C until golden brown and cooked through.
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In a bowl, combine 6 tbsp flour, cocoa powder and 150ml castor sugar then whisk in enough cold milk to form a smooth paste.
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Heat the remaining water in a pot, then slowly pour it into the cocoa mixture.
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Return the mixture to the pot, then cook over low heat until mixture thickens.
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Remove from the heat, then stir in the butter.
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Pour into the baked pastry case, then leave to cool completely at room temperature before placing into a fridge to set..
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Dust with extra cocoa powder before slicing and serving.