THE OXFORD BLUE

A superbly rich chocolate tart to be served with a sweet white chocolate sauce or a delicately flavoured vanilla ice cream.

PASTRY

  • 350g flour
  • 40g cocoa powder
  • 125g icing sugar
  • 200g butter
  • 1 egg
  • Juice and zest of 1 orange

METHOD

  1. Mix together orange juice and zest with the egg.
  2. Rub together the rest of ingredients.
  3. Carefully add egg mixture to crumbed mixture
  4. Do not over work
  5. Put the mixture in the fridge to chill

CHOCOLATE FILLING

  • 3 whole eggs
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 60g sugar
  • 300g butter
  • 450g dark chocolate
  • 60g cocoa powder

METHOD

  1. Whisk egg yolks and sugar to make a sabayon.
  2. Melt the butter and bring to the boil
  3. Remove from the heat
  4. Add the chocolate and cocoa powder and mix together
  5. Gently fold chocolate mix into the sabayon
  6. Cook for 10 minutes at 150°C