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Millionaire’s Tart

September 29, 2013 By All That I'm Eating 25 Comments

Baking is something I save for one of two occasions; a rainy day (classic excuse) or a day where my eyebrows have been almost continuously furrowed. With the return of the Great British Bake Off on our screens I felt it was high time I got out my scales and greaseproof paper to make something truly indulgent. Well if you’re only going to bake occasionally then why make something healthy? Millionaire’s Tart is possibly my favourite tart of all time. Also, I wanted to make sure that I could retain my pastry skills to ensure I avoided the dreaded soggy bottom.
Millionaire's Tart with Salted Chocolate - All That I'm Eating

Ingredients

You will need (for a 20cm tart):

For the pastry –

  • 220g plain flour
  • 120g butter (I used salted)
  • Cold water
  • 1 can dulce de leche

For the chocolate topping –

  • 200g high cocoa chocolate
  • 150ml double cream
  • 25g salted butter
  • Sea salt, I really like Cornish Sea Salt for this as I think it has a lovely clean flavour

I was so impressed with how my pastry case turned out I felt I needed to provide evidence that I had made it myself!

Millionaire's Tart with Salted Chocolate - All That I'm Eating making pastry Millionaire's Tart with Salted Chocolate - All That I'm Eating making pastry

Method

Make the pastry by rubbing the butter into the flour until you have a breadcrumb texture then bring the mixture together into a dough using a little cold water.

Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface then roll out and line a 20cm tart tin.

Cut or roll off the excess and prick the base with a fork.

Line the pastry with some greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans.

Place into a preheated oven at 200C onto a hot baking tray. Bake for around 15 minutes or until almost dry then remove the baking beans and put back into the oven for another 5 minutes or until the case is golden brown and dry.
Leave to cool.

Millionaire's Tart with Salted Chocolate - All That I'm Eating

The next part of this millionaire’s tart is so satisfying to do; simply empty the entire can of dulce de leche onto the pastry case. Smooth it out with a knife then place in the fridge to cool.

While the pastry is in the fridge, make the chocolate ganache topping. Grate the chocolate into a bowl (I find it goes electrostatic and ends up everywhere so do mind out) and put to one side.

Heat the cream and butter together in a saucepan, stirring often, until just simmering then pour over the grated chocolate and stir it together until the chocolate has melted and it’s well combined.

Spoon the chocolate over the dulce de leche and then leave to cool.

Top the tart with some salt flakes.

Millionaire's Tart

The combination of pastry, caramel and chocolate is a hard one to beat in my eyes and with a little added salt to set off your savoury taste buds this tart has a bit of everything. I have taken the caramel, chocolate and biscuit combination to a whole new level with my Zillionaire’s Shortbread if you fancy it. It’s pretty rich as you only need a small slice but with the cooler weather coming our way and the copious amount of gardening I am doing I feel I earnt a nice big slab with a cup of tea. At least, that was my excuse for the first slice. I have to warn you that this tart doesn’t travel well; I took some to work and ended up licking the majority off of the cling film. Not a good look. You’ll also be pleased to know that there wasn’t even a hint of a soggy bottom. Phew.

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Comments

  1. Baby Sumo says

    September 29, 2013 at 09:57

    My husband’s fav dessert is millionaire’s shortbread. We were just thinking of making a tart version of it. Yours look sooooo good!

    Reply
  2. Navaneetham Krishnan says

    September 29, 2013 at 10:36

    I agree, why make something healthy when its once a while. I know better because I bake like once a blue moon. You have coined an impressive name for the tart and in return it is glittering in wonderful flavors.

    Reply
  3. Mark Willis says

    September 29, 2013 at 15:23

    Why is it necessary to grate the chocolate? (especially since it sounds tricky). Can’t you just melt it over a bowl of hot water and then add the butter and cream to it?
    I think taking it in to work was dedication beyond the call of duty, btw. I would have scoffed the lot myself! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Belinda says

    September 29, 2013 at 21:13

    Oh boy. Chocolate tarts are always such an understated terrific way to end a meal.

    Reply
  5. Kitchen Riffs says

    September 30, 2013 at 00:52

    Great looking crust! And great looking tart. This sounds fabulous! Thanks so much.

    Reply
  6. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    September 30, 2013 at 11:19

    This looks so, so delicious. The bit of sea salt on the top really makes this extra special!

    Reply
  7. David says

    September 30, 2013 at 13:04

    One of the best pastry cases I’ve seen, worthy of the extra photos. Not sure if I could manage a full slice without being sick, but I’d give it a good go.

    Reply
  8. Caroline Taylor says

    September 30, 2013 at 15:17

    Hi Mark,
    To answer your question I find grating the chocolate results in a much smoother ganache. Adding the butter and cream to hot chocolate can leave lumps of fat in the ganache, at least that’s what I’ve found!

    Reply
  9. Medeja says

    September 30, 2013 at 23:36

    TOO TEMPTING! Looks so good.. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) says

    October 1, 2013 at 11:06

    Oh wow! Looks like a to die for tart, delicious combination!

    Reply
  11. Pam says

    October 1, 2013 at 15:58

    It looks and sounds wonderful!

    Reply
  12. grace says

    October 1, 2013 at 19:17

    ah, decadence! and so aptly named. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Jacqueline @Howtobeagourmand says

    October 2, 2013 at 03:49

    I agree with you – the pastry case looks stunning and put together with a very simple ingredient list – I wonder if the fact that it is salted butter makes a difference on texture. Such a good “go to” recipe for pastry cases and with such a decadent, indulgent filling!

    Reply
  14. Adrian (food rehab) says

    October 2, 2013 at 05:54

    Agreed! Why go to all the effort of baking something healthy? Lol. This tart is filled with all kinds of greatness

    Reply
  15. Beth says

    October 2, 2013 at 11:47

    Your pie looks awesome! And nice job on the pie shell.

    Reply
  16. Rosita Vargas says

    October 2, 2013 at 22:40

    Una gran delicia Caroline se ve irresistible estoy babeando ,abrazos

    Reply
  17. Amy says

    October 2, 2013 at 23:12

    That is really a gorgeous tart! And wow, I’m impressed with your perfect tart shell too. Well done. 🙂

    Reply
  18. Juliana says

    October 3, 2013 at 03:49

    Nice tart…like the simple crust and the creamy chocolate…yum!
    Hope you are having a great week Caroline 😀

    Reply
  19. anna @ annamayeveryday says

    October 3, 2013 at 11:00

    What a good idea – millionaires shortbread but bigger!

    Reply
  20. Amy @ Elephant Eats says

    October 3, 2013 at 15:18

    wow, what a slice of pie! Looks seriously decadent and delicious 🙂

    Reply
  21. Nazima, Franglais Kitchen says

    October 4, 2013 at 11:22

    What a delicious looking tart. I love a crisp pastry case like this and the filling sounds divine – I have yet to try out dulce de leche (I know I am late to the game) but this is the kind of thing I know I would love to try out

    Reply
  22. The Squishy Monster says

    October 4, 2013 at 15:23

    I can see where it got its name from! Looks divine, Caroline!

    Reply
  23. Maggie says

    October 4, 2013 at 21:01

    I would always use salted butter for pastry it just wouldn’t be right without the salt.
    Great bake – lucky work colleagues having a slice.

    Reply
  24. Dina says

    October 5, 2013 at 15:00

    it looks delish!

    Reply
  25. Cass @foodmyfriend says

    October 8, 2013 at 00:17

    It was only the other day that someone was asking me about a millionaires tart and I didn’t know what it was. I want this for breakfast!

    Reply

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