Chocolate and prune tart Archive

Chocolate and prune tart Archive

beebrecipes.co.uk

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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