Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 of a beaten large egg
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cake flour
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
- 3/4 teaspoon coffee liqueur
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup macadamia nuts (4 ounces)
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until pale, about 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg.
- In a separate bowl, stir the flour and cocoa.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir the dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture and gather the dough into a ball.
- Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough into a 10-inch round, slightly less than 1/4 inch thick.
- Transfer the dough to an 8-inch tart pan, pressing the dough evenly into the pan.
- Prick all over with a fork and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Bake the tart shell for 12 minutes.
- Transfer to a rack to cool.
- In a small saucepan, bring the heavy cream to a simmer over low heat.
- Set a heavy medium saucepan over high heat and gradually add the sugar in small amounts, stirring constantly, until it melts and turns golden brown.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and slowly stir in the hot cream.
- Stir in the butter and let cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine the chocolate and coffee liqueur.
- In a small saucepan, bring the heavy cream to a boil and pour it over the chocolate.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture until the chocolate is melted and very smooth.
- Reserve 13 whole macadamia nuts; crush the rest.
- Pour the cooled caramel into the cooled tart shell and spread evenly with a metal spatula.
- Sprinkle the crushed macadamia nuts over the caramel.
- Pour the chocolate cream on top and spread evenly.
- Arrange 10 whole macadamia nuts around the edge of the tart to mark 10 slices; place the remaining 3 nuts in the center.
- Refrigerate the tart for 1 hour, or until firm.
butter, sugar, egg, cake flour, unsweetened cocoa, heavy cream, sugar, unsalted butter, semisweet chocolate, coffee liqueur, heavy cream, nuts
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-macadamia-nut-tart (may not work)