Chocolate Tart (Mud Pie)

Chocolate tart, also known as chocolate mud pie, is a dessert consisting of dark chocolate, cream and eggs, beaten together, poured into a crisp, unsweetened pastry shell and baked until firm. It is considered a form of custard tart because it includes an egg-based filling. The dish is similar in composition to chocolate mousse, however, being baked gives the chocolate tart a firmer texture. Usually served with a ganache frosting on top, chocolate tart represents one of the greatest sin in culinary world as just by looking at it would make someone lust after it. The name mud pie came to be from the consistency and colour of the tart upon baking is similar to the mud sludge from the river bottom hence its name.

Below is a video showing you how to bake Chocolate Tart

Recipe
300 gm Ganache
120 gm Unsalted Butter
130 gm Dark Couverture Chocolate
4 nos Whole Egg
60 gm Soft Flour
170 gm Sugar
250 gm Sugar Dough

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Click here for Sugar Dough recipe

Method
1) Melt the butter by using a double boiler.
2) In another bowl, melt the chocolate by using the double boiler as well.
3) Add the sugar, flour and eggs in a mixing bowl. Use a whisk to mix ingredients well.
4) Mix in the melted butter and melted chocolate one after another. Make sure to mix well before adding the other ingredient.
5) Line a 9" (23cm) tart mould with sugar dough. Pour the chocolate mixture into the mould.
6) Bake in oven at 180C (356F) for 25 to 30 minutes.
7) Tart would be done when the chocolate custard mixture is set and no longer watery.
8) Remove tart from mould and allow to cool before spreading a rich layer of ganache on top as frosting.
9) Serve chilled together with vanilla ice cream.

Recipe makes 1 X 9" (23cm) Tart Mould