Chocolate and Bay Tart

An elegant chocolate tart featuring bay-infused caramel, a rich dark chocolate filling, and a smooth cocoa mirror glaze finish.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 724.1 kcals 7240.5 kcals
Carbohydrates 75.2 grams 751.8 grams
Fat 43.6 grams 435.6 grams
Protein 7.8 grams 78.2 grams
Cook Time
75 mins
Produces
10 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
300
g
Golden Caster Sugar
for the caramel
70
g
Icing Sugar
for the pastry
40
g
Cocoa Powder
for the pastry
200
g
Dark Chocolate
80% cocoa solids, chopped, for the filling
35
g
Caster Sugar
for the filling
120
g
Caster Sugar
for the glaze
40
g
Cocoa Powder
for the glaze
50
g
White Chocolate
for leaf decoration
Dairy
150
ml
Double Cream
for the caramel
100
g
Unsalted Butter
for the caramel
120
g
Unsalted Butter
softened, for the pastry
1
piece
Egg
large, free-range, for the pastry
200
ml
Double Cream
for the chocolate filling
2
piece
Egg
large, free-range, for the filling
80
ml
Double Cream
for the glaze
GrainsCereals
175
g
Plain Flour
for the pastry
NutsSeeds
25
piece
Bay Leaves
fresh, for the caramel
0.5
tsp
Sea Salt
fine, for the caramel
25
g
Ground Almonds
for the pastry
1
pinch
Salt
for the pastry
0.33
tsp
Sea Salt
fine, for the filling
10
piece
Bay Leaves
for decoration
Other
2
piece
Gelatine Leaves
pre-soaked in cold water

Steps

  • Infuse double cream with bay leaves by heating gently in a saucepan.
  • Mix butter, icing sugar, almonds, salt, egg, flour, and cocoa to form a pastry dough.
  • Chill the dough disc in the freezer for 10 minutes and then the fridge for 5 minutes.
  • Roll dough to 4mm thickness, line a 23cm tin, and freeze for 5 minutes.
  • Blind bake at 200°C for 10 minutes with beans, then 5 minutes without beans.
  • Caramelize sugar with water, stir in butter, infused cream, and salt, then strain and cool.
  • Pour room-temperature caramel into the pastry case and chill.
  • Melt chopped dark chocolate into hot double cream and stir until combined.
  • Fold whisked eggs and sugar into the chocolate, pour into the case, and bake at 180°C for 15 minutes.
  • Boil cream, sugar, 100ml water, and cocoa, then dissolve gelatine at 60°C and glaze the tart.
  • Paint melted white chocolate onto bay leaves, let set, and peel away.
  • Top the chilled tart with chocolate leaves and serve.