Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Chocolate Rum Tart

What a, proud moment of mine baking breakthrough. Believe me you. Can you believe it that I made Chocolate Rum Tart? Joy to the world. Okay, okay, I am not floating in cloud 9 no more. I am back to reality. But still, such a breakthrough for me (Lemon Bars & Pineapple Bread Pudding). I guess when the mind is set, I guess nothing is impossible. Never mind if we are not the first at the finishing line. An achievement is still an achievement (Cream Puffs & Soft Rolls), for me, really, though I am not at all a fan of chocs, but for choc lovers, I can assure you that these chocolate tarts are a heavenly retreat (Dates Sunflower Seeds Cake & Fried Apple Fritters). Vanilla scented pastry and within it, rum infused dark chocolate. Rum of course is optional unless you are a once a while drunkard like me, these tarts by the way must be chilled first to set the choc filling prior to luxuriating in. I love you too everyone.

Ingredients
For the Pastry:
250g soft flour
75g sugar
50g ground almonds
190g butter
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla

Chocolate filling
300g dark chocolate
250g cream
50g butter
1/2 tsp rum or brandy

Method
Rub butter into dry ingredients until crumbly. Stir yolk and vanilla together and add to flour mixture until a dough forms. 
Refrigerate for about 20 minutes.  Roll out dough and line a 25cm tart ring.
Blind bake for approximately 10 minutes.
Bring cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Sitr in butter and rum/brandy.
 
Pour into pre baked tart.  Refrigerate to set chocolate. Decorate with white chocolate and serve.




22 comments:

  1. wow...the swirling part is nicely done.

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  2. These do sound like a tasty way to chase the blues away! It looks so smooth and rich. You did some great designs with that white chocolate too. I am all for the splash of rum in here. Have a great day!

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  3. Fabulous, Nava! And you are so talented with your garnishing...quite lovely!!!

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  4. I love your designs and a splash or two of rum never hurts. My family would love these, and I think I would love them the most.

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  5. I was wondering what the white was... white chocolate! COOL! and really pretty!

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  6. Absolutely lovely. The white chocolate is a perfect touch to these irresistible treats.

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  7. Excellent swirl pattern, very lovely. Thank you for sharing.

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  8. Gorgeous looking tarts, Nava! Love the perfectly done white chocolate topping!

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  9. This sounds amazing!! Love the vanilla pasty & the rum in the chocolate is an added bonus! Beautiful tarts! Wish I could take a bite right now. :)

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  10. That is gorgeous--you did a beautiful job with the designs. Dark chocolate and rum...yummy.

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  11. Such beautiful little tarts - your garnishing is so perfect my friend!!!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  12. Your garnishing is astounding - beautiful and delicious post :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  13. The chocolate Rum Tart looks gorgeous,Nava,,Yum,,Yum for sure :)
    Ridwan

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  14. Gorgeous tarts!! I would've easily eaten all without sharing ;)

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  15. Thanks everyone for all the comments and appreciate it very much.

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  16. These are wonderful! Love the different designs on top!

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  17. Nava, it looks delicious and your white chocolate decorations are incredible!

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  18. Oh Yummy! I couldn't resist anything chocolate too! ;)

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  19. Oh these look so delicious! I love your decoration on the top too - so pretty!

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  20. And can that rum be about a tsp more ;) ? Haha! Yummy looking tart there!

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  21. So perfect they look n absolutely yum

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