Milk Chocolate Silk Tart

Name: Milk Chocolate Silk Tart
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) tart | Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 recipe Chocolate-Crust Tart Shell, baked and cooled; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; 12 oz (360 g) milk chocolate, chopped; ½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream; 3 eggs; ½ cup (125 mL) sugar; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) water; Chocolate Shavings (dark), for garnish; 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch 23 cm ) tart | Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

This is not a ganache-style tart, like a tarte au chocolat, but it is a lighter, airier version. It’s not quite as fluffy as a chocolate mousse, and the addition of butter gives it a silky, melt-in-your mouth texture that can’t be resisted.

Ingredients

1 recipe Chocolate-Crust Tart Shell, baked and cooled

Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Place a medium pot filled with 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water on the stove and bring it to a gentle simmer. In a metal or glass bowl that fits over the pot but without touching the water, whisk the eggs, sugar, water, and salt. Whisk the egg mixture over the simmering water until it doubles in volume and holds a ribbon when the whisk is lifted, about 8 minutes.
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