Chocolate Truffle Tart
- 34 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces (3/4 stick)
- 34 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 teaspoons water (about)
- 1 12 cups whipping cream
- 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened) or 10 oz.semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 34 cup chilled whipping cream, whipped
- chocolate shavings, for garnish
- raspberries or strawberry, for garnish
- For Crust:.
- Combine flour,sugar,cocoa and salt in processor.
- Add butter and cut in until mixture resembles fine meal.
- Blend in vanilla and enough water by teaspoonfuls to bind dough.
- Gather dough into a ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Let dough stand 15 minutes at room temperature to soften slightly before rolling.
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Roll dough out between sheets of waxed paper to 13 inch round (dough will be paper thin).
- Peel off top sheet of paper, invert dough into 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan.
- Peel off sheet of paper and pierce bottom of dough with fork.
- Bake until pastry is set, about 12 minutes; cool on rack.
- For Filling:.
- Scald 1 1/2 cups cream in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat; reduce heat to low.
- Add chocolate and stir until mixture is melted and smooth.
- Pour filling into tart shell.
- Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover tart loosely with plastic wrap.
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- Before serving, sift 1 tablespoon of cocoa over tart.
- Spoon whipped cream into pastry bag fitted with medium star tip.
- Pipe rosettes of cream around border.
- Sprinkle shavings over rosettes, garnish with a strawberry or a few raspberries and serve.
flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, butter, vanilla, water, whipping cream, bittersweet chocolate, cocoa, chilled whipping cream, chocolate shavings, raspberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-truffle-tart-368555 (may not work)