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Chocolate Raspberry Vertical Tarts

These chocolate raspberry vertical tarts include a crumbly and buttery pastry, a silky chocolate mousse, and a smooth raspberry jelly wrapped up in a eye-catching design.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 4 tarts

Ingredients
  

Pastry
  • ¾ Cup All-Purpose Flour plus some for dusting
  • ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon Ground Almonds
  • ¼ Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Egg Yolk
  • Pinch of Salt
Chocolate Mousse
  • 1 Teaspoon Gelatin
  • ½ Cup Milk Chocolate
  • 1 Tablespoon Praline Paste
  • 1 Egg separated
  • 2 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
Raspberry Jelly
  • 1 ½ Teaspoon Gelatin
  • ½ Cup Raspberries
  • 2 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
Hazelnut Crumb
  • 2 Tablespoon Ground Roasted Hazelnuts
  • 2 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter cubed
  • Pinch of Salt
Decorations
  • ½ Cup Dark Chocolate
  • 6 Raspberries halved

Equipment

  • 1 Food Processor

Method
 

Pastry
  1. Combine flour, powdered sugar, ground almonds, salt, and butter in a food processor. Blitz into a bread crumb like texture.
  2. Add egg yolk and blitz until combined. Knead into a dough. Wrap and Chill for 30 minutes.
  3. Roll out into a 9cm by 28cm rectangle. Cut out 4 strips (about 2 cm wide). Line the 9cm pastry ring. Freeze for 20 minutes.
  4. Heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Blind Bake for 10-12 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
Chocolate Mousse
  1. Line 2 8cm pastry rings with acetate. Place the rings on a strip of acetate.
  2. Soak gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
  3. In a large, heatproof bowl, place chocolate and praline paste. Place over a pan of gently simmering water. Heat until the chocolate is melted. Remove from heat.
  4. Add drained gelatin to the chocolate and stir until the gelatin is melted completely. Stir in egg yolks and set aside.
  5. In a large bowl, whisk egg whites until soft peaks are formed. Slowly add sugar, a little at a time, until stiff peaks are formed. Gently fold into the chocolate mixture.
  6. Divide chocolate mix between the 2 tart rings, level, and let chill for one hour.
Raspberry Jelly
  1. Line a 15cm by 10cm tray with a sheet of silicone.
  2. Soak gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
  3. Blitz raspberries in a food processor until it reaches a pureed state. Pass puree through a sieve into a small pan, Add sugar and 2 tablespoons water.
  4. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a gentle boil.
  5. Remove from heat, stir in gelatin until the gelatin has fully dissolved. Pour the mixture into the prepared tray and leave to cool. Then chill for an additional 30 minutes or until set.
Hazelnut Crumb
  1. Combine ground hazelnuts, flour, sugar, and butter in a large bowl. Rub until a crumb like texture is achieved. (This can also be done in a food processor).
  2. Heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Crumble mixture onto baking tray and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Let cool and crumble more if needed.
Chocolate Decorations
  1. Melt ¾ of the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Heat until the chocolate reaches 106° Fahrenheit. Remove from heat and add in the remaining chocolate. Stir until melted. Cool until the chocolate reached 90° Fahrenheit.
  2. Spread chocolate on acetate until it is 3mm thick. Leave for 10 minutes or until almost set. Stamp out 8 small rounds (I used the back end of a piping nozzle).
Assemble
  1. Cut the raspberry jelly into 4 8cm by 2cm strips.
  2. Cut each mousse in half (to make semi-circles). Place one half of each mousse into each pastry ring. Place the jelly on the flat (cut) side of the mousse.
  3. Create 4 small piles of hazelnut. Stand 1 start in each pile.
  4. Place raspberries and cut chocolate circles on top of the raspberry jelly.

Notes

If using chocolate chips instead of chocolate melts, microwave for 30 seconds in 10 second bursts. The double broiler will not get to a hot enough temperature to fully melt the chocolate.