Salted caramel and chocolate tart

Prep
25m
Cook
1h
serves
12
Tobie Puttock's salted caramel and chocolate tart
Tobie Puttock's salted caramel and chocolate tart
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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 6.
    Dust tart with cocoa, then serve cold or at room temperature with thick cream.
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