Salted caramel and chocolate tart
Prep
25m
Cook
1h
serves
12
Tobie Puttock's salted caramel and chocolate tart
With a layer of salted caramel sandwiched between crumbly chocolate pastry and silky chocolate ganache, this tart is not for the faint hearted.
Ingredients (9)
- 300g pkt Careme dark chocolate shortcrust pastry
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar, plus 2 tbs extra
- 125g salted butter, chopped
- 1/3 cup (80ml) pure (thin) cream
- 175g good-quality dark chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups (375ml) thickened cream
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Cocoa powder, to serve
- Thick cream, to serve
Method
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1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Roll pastry out to 5mm thick, then use to line a 30cm loose-bottomed tart pan. Trim excess, prick base with a fork, then chill for 10 minutes.
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2.Line pastry with baking paper. Fill with pastry weights or uncooked rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove paper and weights. Bake for 5 minutes until dry. Cool slightly.
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3.Meanwhile, place 1 cup (220g) sugar and 1/3 cup (80ml) water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve. Simmer, without stirring, for 15 minutes or until it starts to colour. Add butter and simmer for 5 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat. Stir in half the pure cream, cool for 1-2 minutes, then stir in remaining pure cream and a pinch of sea salt. Pour into tart case, then cool for 5-10 minutes.
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4.Chop chocolate and place in a bowl with 2 tbs sugar. Set aside. Place thickened cream in a pan, bring to just below boiling point, then pour over chocolate and whisk until melted. Whisk in eggs until smooth, then pour chocolate mixture into tart case.
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5.Reduce oven to 160°C. Bake tart for 30 minutes or until just set in the centre. Cool completely, then chill for 30 minutes.
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6.Dust tart with cocoa, then serve cold or at room temperature with thick cream.
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