Recipe: Chocolate citrus tart.

Try out an easy to make chocolate citrus tart recipe at home that makes for an ideal dessert after dinner.

Ingredients:

½ cup butter softened

½ cup sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa

For the citrus filling:

2 cups granulated sugar

4 large eggs

½ cup orange juice

¼ cup lemon juice

Grated peel of 2 oranges

3 tbsp all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

For the Chocolate frosting:

½ cup heavy or whipped cream

200 gm semi-sweet chocolate

 Method:

-Line the bottom of a spring form pan of 9 inches diameter with grease proof or other non-stick paper and grease the sides of the pan.

-Using an electric mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar.  Add flour and cocoa powder, and finally the egg.  Put in the fridge for a few hours or more.

-Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).

-Using your fingers, pat down half of the tart dough into the bottom of the spring form pan (not the sides); keep the rest frozen until next time.

-Bake at 350 degrees for about 7 minutes.

-For the filling, mix sugar and egg for 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer.

-Add lemon juice, orange juice, grated orange peel, flour and baking powder and mix well.  Transfer to the spring form and bake at 250 deg F for about 30 to 40 minutes.  A wooden pick inserted in the center should come out clean.

-Using a knife, loosen carefully the cake from the sides of the spring form pan.  Let the tart cool to room temperature in the pan.

-For the chocolate frosting, heat the cream almost to a boil, add chopped chocolate, and stir until smooth.  Let it cool until it thickens.

-Spread the chocolate frosting evenly on top and sides of the tart.

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