Strawberry Chocolate Tart with Crème Fraîche

Name: Strawberry Chocolate Tart with Crème Fraîche
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g strawberry chocolate (we used Valrhona brand), finely chopped; 200 g strawberry chocolate (we used Valrhona brand), finely chopped; 200 g Manjari (64% cocoa) dark chocolate (we used Valrhona brand), finely chopped; 200 g Manjari (64% cocoa) dark chocolate (we used Valrhona brand), finely chopped; 200 g Manjari (64% cocoa) dark chocolate (we used Valrhona brand), finely chopped; 50 ml milk; Pinch of sea salt flakes; 8 g caster sugar; 200 g Manjari (64% cocoa) dark chocolate (we used Valrhona brand), finely chopped; 50 g unsalted butter; 200 g unsalted butter, cut into 1.5cm cubes, well chilled, plus extra, for greasing; 100 g pure icing sugar; 300 ml thickened cream; 1½ egg yolks (you will need 22 g); 45 g cocoa powder, sifted; 140 g caster sugar; 300 g plain flour, plus extra, for dusting; 95 ml thickened cream; Thinly sliced strawberries, for serving; 4 tbsp crème fraîche; 1 titanium gelatine leaf; Freeze-dried strawberry powder, for dusting

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Boronia Kitchen

By Simon Sandall

Published 2023

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Ingredients

4 tbsp crème fraîche
Thinly sliced strawberries, for serving
Freeze-dried strawberry powder, for dusting

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Method

Begin with preparing the chocolate mirror glaze. Place the gelatine in a small bowl of water and set aside for 5 minutes to soften.
Meanwhile, bring the sugar and 50ml water just to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Once boiling, remove from the heat and use a balloon whisk to whisk in the cocoa until combined. Set aside.
Place cream in a small s