Pies And Tarts Recipes - Chocolate Lemon Tart

Ingredients

• 245g/1 1/4 cups caster sugar

• 6 eggs

• grated rind of 2 lemons

• 160ml/generous 2/3 cup whipping cream

• chocolate curls, to decorate

FOR THE PASTRY

• 180g/1 1/2 cups plain flour

• 30ml/2 tbsp cocoa powder

• 25g/4 tbsp icing sugar

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 115g/1/2 cup butter or margarine

• 15ml/1 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Grease a 25cm/10in tart tin. For the pastry, sift the flour, cocoa powder, icing sugar and salt into a bowl. Set aside.

2. Melt the butter and water over a low heat. Pour over the flour mixture and stir until the dough is smooth.

3. Press the dough evenly over the base and sides of the tart tin. Chill while preparing the filling.

4. Preheat a baking sheet in the oven at 190'C/375"F/Gas 5. Whisk the sugar and eggs until the sugar is dissolved. Add the lemon rind and juice and mix well. Add the cream.

5. Pour the filling into the pastry case and bake on the hot baking sheet until the filling is set, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack, then decorate with chocolate curls.