Rich Chocolate Tart

Hello Sweet lades and gentlemen,

I decided that I don't want to keep it as a secret anymore. I love chocolate. Well, this is not really a secret is it? Everybody loves chocolate. And you can make so many different things with it: Hot Chocolate, Mousse au Chocolat, Chocolate cake, Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Cookies...the list goes on and on. Then, when I was in France I discovered the perfection of chocolate. A real "Tarte au Chocolat" is the holy grail of every chocolate lover. Especially, when it is served hot! I could eat one whole cake within minutes.

Many people think that making a classic Chocolate Tart with a perfectly soft core is a well kept secret and so did I. But I tried out many different recipes and finally I developed the perfect way to make Chocolate Tart. There are only two important things: Only use high quality dark chocolate and keep an eye on the time. Using high quality dark chocolate gives it the original, rich and creamy flavor. And I found out that 14-15 minutes in the oven is the perfect time. If you follow these directions, the Chocolate Tart can't go wrong. When the Tart came right out of the oven, I garnished it with some red berries and I sprinkled a little bit of "Fleur de sel" on top of it. Fleur de sel, the flower of salt, is a high quality sea salt, it brings out the flavors of the chocolate perfectly and it looks pretty as well.
Eating a piece of this lightly salted, rich Chocolate Tart makes me feel like I'm on holiday in France, sitting in a beautiful Café on the pier, enjoying the fresh sea air and the taste of dark chocolate. It truly is perfection. Moments like these, are the little things in life that make it worth living.


Ingredients:

300g dark chocolate
300g unsalted butter
150g sugar
6       eggs
3tbs  all purpose flour




Preparation:

Over a water bath, melt the butter, chocolate and sugar. Make sure that I does not get too hot and the chocolate does not burn on the bottom. Then, beat the eggs for about 4-5 minutes until they are really light and fluffy. After the chocolate-butter mixture has cooled a little bit, pur the eggs in there and mix it all with a hand mixer. Now, sift the flour in there and mix again until it is all incorporated.
Fill the mixture in a springform and place it in the fridge until the oven is preheated to 200°. Then, after about 14-15 minutes baking time the outside should be cooked and the inside should be still really soft and wet. That is exactly how you want it. Let it cool for just a few minutes and serve warm.