Chocolate and prune tart Archive

Chocolate and prune tart Archive

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The combination of prunes, chocolate and brandy rarely fails to please and this deliciously dark and sophisticated tart uses cocoa pastry for an extra chocolate hit.

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Ingredients

  • 150g/5½oz ready-to-eat prunes (ideally d’Agen), cut into quarters
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50ml/2fl oz boiling water
  • 75g/2½oz dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
  • 125ml/4fl oz double cream
  • 200g/7oz mascarpone
  • 2 free-range medium eggs, beaten
  • 175g/6oz plain flour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 100g/3½oz cold unsalted butter, cut into roughly 1cm/½in dice
  • 1 free-range egg, yolk only
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp cold water

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