Easter Chocolate Tart! – Jane’s Patisserie

March 23, 2025

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With a do-it-yourself chocolate pastry, thick chocolate filling and easter goodies this easter chocolate tart is a showstopper for certain!

I wished to present you a recipe that was decadent, wealthy, however really easy to make at dwelling. With varied expertise of a do-it-yourself chocolate shortcrust pastry, and a baked chocolate ganache tart filling it’s completely delicious.

Easter desserts

With regards to easter desserts I’ve so many choices already. My salted caramel easter tart, my easter pavlova, and my sizzling cross bun pudding are only a few of my favourites, however I am keen on all of them. I actually have so many limitless quantities of easter recipes at this level, however I do exactly maintain eager to submit an increasing number of.

There’s something about easter and dessert that simply comes hand in hand for me, and while there’s additionally plenty of different stuff to have fun round this time, the pudding is my private favorite. Often, biased by the truth that chocolate is simply in every single place, however there are simply so many enjoyable themes and flavours that you may play with at the moment.

In case you are after a dessert that isn’t chocolate themed, you can go down the routes of my lemon posset tart or my peach crumble however this explicit submit is chocolate by means of and thru, and I’m not mad about it. It’s a chocolate outdoors, chocolate inside, and chocolate on high – YUM!

Pastry

As a result of I wished to make this recipe barely totally different to the tart recipes I have already got revealed, I wished to make use of a chocolate pastry as a substitute of an everyday one. In case you are after a plain pastry, you’ll find that on my Bakewell tart submit as a information. This pastry is analogous, however utilizing a cocoa powder to make a chocolate pastry can change the sport barely because it’s often fairly drying compared to simply flour.

Flour – it’s at all times vital to make use of plain flour somewhat than self elevating flour, you don’t need any elevating brokers within the flour
Chocolate – cocoa powder is required right here – attempt to use a powerful cocoa powder and never sizzling chocolate powder as you need as pure a cocoa as potential
Sugar – icing sugar is finest because it provides the extent of sweetness wanted for a candy shortcrust pastry
Butter – I exploit unsalted block butter, however you should utilize salted block butter as properly (private style) however don’t use a margarine or unfold because it’s too smooth
Liquid – an egg yolk provides a superb richness to the pastry, and the water helps carry every thing collectively

Filling

The filling for this tart is sort of a luxurious baked ganache – and I am keen on it. It jogs my memory of the recipe for my Lindt fondants virtually, or my creme egg fondants, and it’s really easy to make. Usually, for an everyday ganache you don’t must bake it – however as a result of once more I’m making an attempt to purposely present you a unique fashion of tart for this recipe I wished to make a baked chocolate filling.

Chocolate – for the ganache to set and work, the darkish chocolate is essential. I at all times advocate utilizing 70%+ cocoa content material for the chocolate to set
Cream – within the UK we now have double cream, so I exploit that. It’s the fattiest liquid cream we now have right here
Sugar – I exploit icing sugar because it’s what I additionally advocate utilizing within the pastry – for those who aren’t a fan of darkish chocolate, double the quantity for a bit extra sweetness
Eggs – I exploit two entire eggs. You should use egg yolks for a richer flavour, however I choose utilizing the entire eggs
Vanilla – a bit vanilla for sweetness, but it surely’s non-compulsory
Salt – I am keen on the mix of salt in my bakes, however once more that is non-compulsory for many who don’t like salt. I’d keep away from the finely grained desk salt although because it’s bought a nasty flavour compared to sea salt chunks

Easter goodies

So with regards to a recipe like this, you 100% don’t have to make use of it only for Easter – you may simply skip the easter themed a part of this recipe, or you should utilize a extra seasonally acceptable chocolate as a substitute, that’s completely as much as you. I wished to make this as Easter themed as potential, so I did sprinkle some easter goodies into the tart earlier than baking, and it labored splendidly.

As the price of Easter goodies is rising as ever as a result of the price of different components, you may after all skip including them into the tart and simply use them for adornment, as a result of that half is gorgeous and the flowery present stopping a part of it. I often use a combination of various manufacturers of easter goodies, however any work theoretically.

Ornament

This easter chocolate tart is wealthy and opulent as it’s, however I at all times love so as to add a bit ornament on high as a result of why not?! It makes the dessert extra of a present stopper once more, but additionally is enjoyable. As at all times, it’s non-compulsory and never a necessity by any means. I wished to do a chocolate whipped cream so as to add to the chocolate on chocolate theme…

I used double cream, a bit cocoa powder, a bit icing sugar after which frivolously whipped them collectively to smooth peaks. Typically, this type of cream might be over whipped as a result of for those who whip it too thick, after which add to a bag with a piping tip it could actually considerably seize earlier than piping, so I often whip to smooth peaks after which it’s pretty and easy to pipe as ornament.