Almond, coffee & chocolate tart with mascarpone cream

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Combine butter at room temperature with salt and caster sugar in a mixer with a paddle.

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Sift the flour and cocoa together before pouring into the mixture.

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Then lastly add the egg yolks.

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Let it rest in the fridge for 1 hour, then roll out the tart.

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Mix the butter at room temperature with the caster sugar. Once mixed, add in the almond meal, followed by the eggs and finally the cream at last.

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Pour the almond cream onto the raw tart and bake at 180C

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Boil the milk and infuse with the roasted coffee beans for 30 minutes. Strain and boil again.

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Take off the heat and add both chocolates. Stir with a spatula. When the mixture cools down, but still liquid, pour into the almond tart.

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Rest in the fridge for 30 minutes until solid before serving.

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Whisk the cream to a soft peak, add the mascarpone gently and reserve in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before use. This forms a nice quenelle.

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Simply place a large spoonful of mascarpone cream on the sliced tart. Serve with a Latte…

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Matching wine: Red sparkling Shiraz