my very first time making a tart. As you can see, it’s staying in the mold cause any attempt of taking it out, it crumbles into a million and one pieces! *sigh* ah wells. just have to pluck up the courage to try it again. SOON. haha we shall see! (:
I found the largest and reddest strawberry from Queen Victoria Market, and just knew I had to try marking these tarts, although the original recipe calls for raspberry. hehe. they were as huge as my palm!!!
how gorgeous do they look! (: I bet if you saw them, you wouldn’t be able to resist either!!! hehe
I used the recipe from Masterchef, and besides the tart being too crumbly (which I’m pretty sure it’s because I didn’t let it set in the fridge long enough haha) it was YUMMY! The chocolate ganache was the saviour of the dish to be honest. haha but I’m not too surprised, chocolate always saves everything! Especially when I’m stressed. haha
so here’s the recipe! (: Hope you will be more successful than me!
(Adapted from Masterchef)
Ingredients :
240g plain flour
160g butter
Pinch of salt
300ml thickened cream
1 tbs caster sugar
1 punnet strawberries
160ml cream
40g butter
180g dark chocolate, finely chopped
Steps :
Step 1: Place the flour, butter and a pinch of salt in a food processor and blend
until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 1-2 teaspoons cold water and
blend again until the dough just comes together. Tip out onto a lightly floured
board or clean bench and form dough into a disc, enclose in cling film and
refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
Step 2: Roll pastry out to 3-5mm thick, then use to line four 10cm loose- bottomed tart tins. Prick the base with a fork, then place back in the fridge to rest for about 20 minutes.
Step 3: To make the ganache, place the cream and butter in a pan and stir over medium heat until butter has melted. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl, pour over the warm cream, then stir until the chocolate has melted.
Step 4: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the pastry case with baking paper and
pastry beads or uncooked rice. Blind-bake for 7-10 minutes, then remove baking
paper and beads and bake for another 5-10 minutes until just golden. Press down
any bubbles that have risen up and allow to cool. Remove from tart cases and
place on a serving plate or clean board.
Step 5: Meanwhile, whip thickened cream with sugar until soft peaks. Cover with cling film and refrigerate until needed.
Step 6: Pour the chocolate ganache into the tart shells. Spread evenly with the
back of a spoon or palette knife. Place the strawberries on top of the tart and serve!
Bon Appetit!
Food Made With Love 
The tart looks incredible, babe! All that chocolate, mmm!
thanks babe!!! not that successful though! hehe
Oh I really like that recipe. I’ve made it a fair few times now and it’s always met with much success at dinner parties. Those strawberries are huge!
(: it’s good to hear the recipe is a good one! and just that I probably did something wrong along the way. hehe (: You gave me good reason to try it again soon! (: thanks! hehe yes! they are huge! and sweet too! hehe
Just wondering if you have tried this recipe again, did the tart crumble? And was it nice? LOL! I want a strawberry now 😦 sorry about the questions!
Hey Anna! (:
Sorry, I havent had the time to try it, though I’ve been craving for one for the longest time! Might try it again soon (kinda forgot about it to be honest! haha) though! Will let you know!
I think the recipe changed from when you first made it.. or there was a mistake! The butter is less in the masterchef recipe! Maybe that’s why your hart was crumbly? http://www.masterchef.com.au/chocolate-ganache-lavender-cream-and-raspberry-tart.htm 🙂
oh! Thanks for letting me know! I think they changed it and I havent got a chance to head back to the recipe and check! (: Will edit it! Thankssss!
Have you tried it? How did u go?
Yeah I did try it! It was really good! I halved the recipe (because when I watched it, all the quantities were halved). I made like 4 tarts! BUt I made to make more ganache. LOL. http://annahuynh.tumblr.com/post/8554857853/chocolate-cream-and-strawberry-tart
That’s what it looked like! 🙂
That’s awesome Anna! (: They look realy good! and you never have enough chocolate ganache. haha
Might try to make them again soon. Been super busy! haha Backlogged in my posts too! hehe