Red wine & chocolate tart

Recipes / Vegetarian

The fruity red wine in this tart adds another level of flavour and richness.

Recipe «Red wine & chocolate tart» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 300g pkt Careme dark chocolate shortcrust pastry, 2 eggs, 100g caster sugar, 2 tsp cornflour, 2 tsp ground cinnamon , 1 tbsp cocoa, plus extra to dust, 1 cup fruity red wine, 300ml thickened cream .

Ingredients:

  • 300g pkt Careme dark chocolate shortcrust pastry 
  • 2 eggs 
  • 100g caster sugar 
  • 2 tsp cornflour 
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon 
  • 1 tbsp cocoa, plus extra to dust 
  • 1 cup fruity red wine 
  • 300ml thickened cream 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C.
  2. Roll out the pastry so it’s large enough to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tart pan. Chill for 15 minutes.
  3. Line the pastry with baking paper and fill with pastry weights or uncooked rice. Bake for 8 minutes, then remove paper and weights and bake for a further 5 minutes until dry. Allow to cool slightly.
  4. Place eggs and sugar in a bowl and sift in the cornflour, cinnamon and cocoa. Gently whisk together until combined, but not frothy. Add the wine and 200ml cream, and stir well until combined. Pour into the tart case, then bake for 20-25 minutes until just set. Cool slightly.
  5. Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 100ml cream to soft peaks.
  6. Dust the tart with cocoa, then slice and serve with the whipped cream.