Chocolate and Lemon Meringue Tart

Name: Chocolate and Lemon Meringue Tart
Yield: Serves 8-10
Ingredients: 40-50 g/1½-2 oz plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces; 325 g/11 oz caster sugar; 100 g/4 oz butter; 100 g/4 oz unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon water; 1 level teaspoon salt; 3 heaped tablespoons icing sugar; juice of 5 lemons; finely grated rind of 1 lemon; 175 g/6 oz strong plain flour; 2 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 6 medium or large eggs

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Josceline Dimbleby’s Complete Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1997

About

Chocolate and lemon is a deservedly famous combination. Here, crisp dark chocolate pastry holds a sharp lemon curd filling topped with meringue, which is dotted with melted chocolate. A real treat for a special meal. Serve with cream if liked.

Ingredients

6 medium or large eggs
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
325 g/

Pastry
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

To make the pastry, sift the flour, cocoa powder, icing sugar and salt into a bowl. Gently melt the butter with the water and stir into the flour mixture with a wooden spoon to make a smooth dough. Press the warm dough evenly over the base and up the sides of a 26-27.5 cm/