Pear, Ginger and Baked Chocolate Crumble Slice

Name: Pear, Ginger and Baked Chocolate Crumble Slice
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 2 egg yolks; 20 g (¾ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 35 g (1¼ oz) unsalted butter; 45 g (1½ oz) soft light brown sugar; 35 g (1¼ oz/¼ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 10 g (¼ oz) Dutch (unsweetened) cocoa powder; pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 35 g (1¼ oz/⅓ cup) ground almonds; 100 g (3½ oz) block of dark chocolate; 250 g (9 oz/1⅔ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 135 g (5 oz) cold unsalted butter, diced; pinch of salt; 90 g (3 oz/¾ cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) Dutch (unsweetened) cocoa powder; 25 g (1 oz) unsalted butter, melted; 2 pears; 1 egg yolk; 1 egg; 10 g (¼ oz) grated fresh ginger; 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) full-cream (whole) milk, warm; 120 ml (4 fl oz) thickened (whipping) cream; 40 g (1½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

By Darren Purchese

Published 2016

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Components

Chocolate tart case
Roasted pears
Chocolate and ginger cream
Chocolate crumble

This is yummy! Crunchy and soft-centred with the warmth of the ginger and sweetness of the pear, it really hits the spot.

There are a couple of versatile components in this creation, which can be used for many other dishes or applications – for example, the crumble, which we use for the

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Microwave
Pie
Vegetarian

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