Gin and Tonic Tarts

Name: Gin and Tonic Tarts
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 260 g (9 oz) unsalted butter, softened; 120 ml (4 fl oz) gin; ½ teaspoon ground juniper; 5 gold-strength gelatine leaves (10 g/¼ oz), soaked and drained; 350 ml (12 fl oz) tonic water; 135 g (5 oz) cold unsalted butter, diced; pinch of salt; 340 g (12 oz) white chocolate, melted and cooled (but still liquid); finely grated zest of 2 limes; 40 g (1½ oz) citric acid powder; 40 g (1½ oz/⅓ cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 8 eggs; juice and finely grated zest of 6 limes; 90 g (3 oz/¾ cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 400 g (14 oz/1¾ cups) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tablespoon liquid glucose; 280 g (10 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 4 egg whites; 180 ml (6 fl oz) Sugar syrup; 4 gold-strength gelatine leaves (8 g/¼ oz), soaked and drained; 1 egg; 10 gold-strength gelatine leaves (20 g/¾ oz), soaked and drained; 1 egg yolk; 40 g (1½ oz) bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); finely grated lime zest for garnish; finely grated zest of 1 lime

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

By Darren Purchese

Published 2016

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Components

Juniper sweet tart cases
Fizzy white chocolate with lime
Lime curd
Gin and tonic jelly
Lime marshmallow

These are so much fun! What could be better than a favourite cocktail in tart form? Make these and watch them disappear. The fizzy chocolate is a fantastic addition and the juniper in the pastry gives a familiar ‘gin’ aroma to the cocktail.

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