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Bitter Orange & Cardamom Chocolate Tartelette
Dessert

Bitter Orange & Cardamom Chocolate Tartelette

4 hServes 8Nutri-Score E€€€
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what you need

Ingredients

8 people
  • flourGrains250 g
  • butter (cold, cubed)Dairy125 g
  • powdered sugarPantry90 g
  • almond flourNuts & seeds30 g
  • egg (beaten)Dairy1 piece
  • saltSpices2 g
  • bitter orange (zested and juiced)Produce4 pieces
  • cardamom (pods, seeds crushed)Spices8 pieces
  • egg yolkDairy4 pieces
  • sugarPantry120 g
  • butter (cubed)Dairy80 g
  • olive oilPantry90 ml
  • egg (at room temperature)Dairy2 pieces
  • brown sugarPantry100 g
  • baking powderPantry6 g
  • milkDairy60 ml
  • dark chocolate (chopped)Pantry200 g
  • creamDairy200 ml
  • milk chocolate (chopped)Pantry150 g
  • cocoa nibsPantry15 g
  • dried clementines (sliced and dried)Produce3 pieces
  • edible gold leafOther1 piece

per serving

Nutrition

654kcal

Carbs
60 g
Proteins
8 g
Fat
43 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • tartlet pan
  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Sieve
  • Oven
  • Piping bag

step by step

Method

  1. Make the sweet shortcrust pastry

    • Rub the cold butter into the flour, powdered sugar, almond flour and salt until sandy.
    • Add the beaten egg and bring together into a smooth dough without overworking.
    • Flatten, wrap and chill until firm.
    Step 1
  2. Bake the tartlet shells

    • Roll out the pastry and line the tartlet pans, pricking the bases.
    • Chill again, then blind bake until golden.
    • Cool completely on a rack.
    Step 2
  3. Cook the bitter orange and cardamom curd

    • Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, bitter orange juice and zest with the crushed cardamom.
    • Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
    • Off the heat, whisk in the butter until glossy, then strain and chill.
    Step 3
  4. Bake the orange cardamom olive oil cake

    • Whisk the eggs with the brown sugar, olive oil, milk, bitter orange zest and juice.
    • Fold in the flour, baking powder and crushed cardamom.
    • Bake until springy, then cool and crumble or cut to fit the tartlets.
    Step 4
  5. Make the orange syrup and marmalade

    • Simmer bitter orange juice and zest with sugar until syrupy.
    • Cook part of the mixture down with chopped orange until jammy for the marmalade.
    • Soak the cake layer with the syrup.
    Step 5
  6. Prepare the olive oil dark chocolate ganache

    • Heat the cream and pour over the chopped dark chocolate.
    • Emulsify with a spatula, then blend in the olive oil.
    • Pour into the tartlet shells over the cake layer and let set.
    Step 6
  7. Whip the milk chocolate ganache

    • Heat part of the cream and pour over the chopped milk chocolate.
    • Add the remaining cold cream, then chill thoroughly.
    • Whip until light and pipe over the set ganache.
    Step 7
  8. Assemble and finish the tartelettes

    • Spoon marmalade and curd into the tartlets.
    • Top with whipped milk chocolate ganache, dried clementines, cocoa nibs and gold leaf.
    • Chill until serving.
    Step 8