Its friday the weekend leading up to VALENTINES DAY and so therefore we are all allowed to indulge in ANYTHING we want guilt free, there are no other words to describe this dessert but Super Yummy
Dark chocolate tart with cardamom and vanilla bean ice cream
Yield: 8
Ingredients:125g flour
90g butter
1 egg yolk
300ml cream
250g dark chocolate
3 egg yolks
60g castor sugar
ICE-CREAM
3 egg yolks
120g castor sugar
500ml cream
5 cardamom pods
1 vanilla pod
Method:
· In a bowl combine the flour, butter and egg yolk and bring together to form a dough.
· Line a quiche pan with the dough, bake blind then remove the foil and bake until lightly golden.
· Melt the chocolate and cream together with the sugar and once melted add 1 egg yolk at a time until all combined. Pour into the baked pastry and bake at 150’C until just set.
· For the ice cream, beat the egg yolks and castor sugar together, heat the cream with the cardamom and vanilla bean, add a little warm cream to the egg mixture then once combined add the rest of the cream and place back onto the heat.
· Cook on a low heat until the custard reaches coating consistency then chill in the fridge. Once chilled strain the mixture and place into an ice cream machine.
· Serve a nice big ball with a slice of chocolate tart.
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