Food At Faithlegg
One Saturday a month, head chef at Faithlegg House Hotel Jenny Flynn will join Maria McCann on The Saturday Café for Food At Faithlegg. This month Jenny is sharing her Double Chocolate Tart recipe. Jenny will share a seasonal recipe and talk about the upcoming trends in the food world, focusing on local suppliers. She will also give tips and tricks for entertaining at home.
Double Chocolate Tart
I love this recipe, the crisp chocolaty biscuit base adds to the richness of the chocolate filling, and best of all it can be made a few days before the Christmas dinner to take the pressure off the oven and yourself. It is a real chocolate lovers’ cake!
Chocolate Pastry Base
Ingredients
- 220g cream flour
- 150g Irish butter
- 65g caster sugar
- 2 medium eggs
Method
Prepare your 12inch shallow cake tin by brushing with oil and dusting with flour
In a bowl beat the sugar and butter together until they become soft, drop an egg in one at a time
Sieve the flour and cocoa powder together
Fold into the egg mixture
It will come together, allow it to rest in the fridge for about 30mins before you roll out
Dust your surface and roll out a thin layer and put it into your prepared tray.
Bake with baking beans at 170c for 15mins and remove beans and cook for a further 5 mins
Chocolate Tart Filling
Ingredients
- 300g 70% dark chocolate
- 100g caramel chocolate
- 100g milk chocolate
- 475g cream
- 150g butter
Method
Melt the chocolates in a large bowl with the cream over a pan of simmering water be careful not to allow the water to touch the base of the bowl (it will burn the chocolate; you will know if it is overheated the chocolate will become grainy)
Add the butter and mix well, it should be a glossy ganache (smooth shiny chocolate)
Pour onto the pastry base and allow to set in the fridge to set
Enjoy!
Jenny Flynn Executive Chef Faithlegg Hotel
About Faithlegg
Faithlegg is an award-winning 4-star hotel set in beautiful grounds with its own 18 – hole golf course right on the doorstep. Opened officially by FBD Hotels & Resorts in 1998, Faithlegg is a luxury property designed to meet the needs of the most discerning guest whether staying for business or leisure.
Dining is always a pleasure at Faithlegg, where talented Head Chef Jenny Flynn takes pride in creating delicious dishes showcasing the very best of local ingredients.
Faithlegg takes pride in its dedicated team and boasts many long-serving experienced staff whose wealth of knowledge and genuine duty of customer care has managed to reach and maintain a high standard of service over the years.
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