Millionaires Chocolate Tart

A dinner party version of teatime favourite, millionaire's shortbread. It's not too bitter, so the kids will love it too

• Cooking Time Prep 30 mins
  Cook 55 mins
• Skill Level Moderately easy
• Servings Serves 10

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  618

• Protein

  9g

• Carbs

  62g

• Fat

  39g

• Saturates

  18g

• Fibre

  2g

• Sugar

  41g

• Salt

  0.59g

Ingredients

• 375g pack dessert shortcrust pastry
• 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
• flour, for dusting
• 250g/9oz caramel (we used Carnation caramel from a can)
• 100g 70% plain chocolate, broken into pieces
• 100g white chocolate, broken into pieces
• 6 tbsp melted butter
• 2 eggs, plus 3 egg yolks
• 4 tbsp golden caster sugar
• icing sugar and single cream, to serve (optional)

Directions

1. Break the pastry into chunks and drop into a food processor. Drizzle over the vanilla paste and pulse until the vanilla is speckled through the pastry (the extract should be completely absorbed). Tip out onto a floured surface, bring together into a ball, then roll out to line a 23cm tart tin (leave any overhanging pastry as you will trim this away when the tart is baked). Chill for 30 mins.
2. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper. Fill with baking beans, bake blind for 15-20 mins, then remove the paper and beans and bake for 5-10 mins more until pale golden. Carefully spread caramel over the base and set aside while you make the filling. Lower oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
3. Melt the chocolates in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, then stir in the melted butter. Whisk the eggs, yolks and sugar together with an electric whisk in a large mixing bowl for 10 mins, until pale and thick enough to leave a trail when the beaters are lifted up. Fold in the melted chocolate with a large metal spoon, then scrape into the tin.
4. Bake for 20-25 mins-the surface should be set and puffed but still with a slight wobble. Cool, then chill for at least 3 hrs or overnight, before dusting with icing sugar and serving.

Categories: Cakes & Baking, Chocolate, Courses, Dishes