Easter Egg Chocolate Tart
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 190˚C/170˚C fan/gas mark 5 and roll out the pastry to line the base and sides of a 26cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Trim off the excess pastry. Freeze the tart for 10 minutes, then line with parchment paper and fill with baking beans.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake for another 10 minutes until the pastry is golden brown
- Reduce the heat to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 4. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. When soft, remove it from the heat and stir until smooth.
- Beat the eggs and sugar in a separate bowl for 3-5 minutes until pale and thick. Beat in the chocolate mixture until combined.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the pastry case and bake for 15-18 minutes until just set.
- Leave to cool completely, then arrange the broken flake pieces around the border and add the mini eggs to resemble a nest. Dust with cocoa powder before serving with Avonmore Fresh Dessert Cream.
Ingredients
- 1 x sheet of shortcrust pastry
- 250g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
- 200g butter, cubed
- 6 eggs
- 80g caster sugar
To Serve:
- 4 chocolate flake bars, broken into pieces
- 200g mini chocolate Easter eggs (or speckled eggs), for decoration
- Cocoa powder
- Avonmore Fresh Dessert Cream