Apricot and Cocoa Tart

Basic level

Recipe for preparing Apricot and Cocoa Tart

DARK COCOA SHORTCRUST PASTRY

Ingredients

fresh butter

700g

powdered sugar

300g

whole egg

150g

"weak" flour

760g

Preparation

-Soften the butter to about 25°C.

-Place the softened butter in the stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix together with the powdered sugar until you obtain a creamy mixture, but not overly whipped.

-Add the eggs to the mixer.

-Finish by adding the flour and cocoa, sifted together.

DARK COCOA STREUSEL

Ingredients

fresh butter

200g

powdered sugar

200g

"weak" flour

200g

almond flour

200g

Preparation

-Soften the butter.

-Mix all the ingredients together until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.

-Chill until firm.

-Once frozen, place it in the food processor to refine it, and use the resulting crumble to finish the cakes.

TART COMPOSITION

Ingredients

dark cocoa streusel  - (crumble)

120g

apricot jam

100g

dark cocoa shortcrust pastry

350g

Preparation

-Use 3 rings with a diameter of 18 cm and a perforated micro-perforated band.

-Using a piping bag, pipe a base of whipped shortcrust pastry at the bottom of the ring; with the same pastry, create the edges that will hold the filling.

-Place the apricot jam or compote and top it with the spreadable cream.

-Cover the assembled product with the crumbled crumble.

-Blast-freeze the finished tart.

-Bake from frozen, dusting the top with powdered sugar, at 180°C for 20 minutes, then lower to 160°C for another 10 minutes.

 

 

LAYER COMPOSITION

  • Dark cocoa streusel (crumble)
  • Apricot jam
  • Aurea crema cioccolato dark
  • Dark cocoa shortcrust pastry

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