With chocolate in mind I wanted to find some recipes for you chocolate fans out there so I went looking for some different chocolate recipes and found this one for a Chocolate Frangipane Tart , chocolate lovers heaven I think
A truly wonderful recipe that I just think you will love so much and so will your family and friends
Some great facts about chocolate
- Dark chocolate has more cacao (the beans that chocolate are made from) and less sugar than other chocolates, so it is considered healthier than milk and white chocolate
- Dark chocolate contains lots of antioxidants that help the cardiovascular system by reducing blood pressure
- Eating dark chocolate widens arteries and promotes healthy blood flow that can prevent the buildup of plaque that can block arteries.
- Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by 1/3.
- Flavonoids found in cocoa products have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-clotting effects that can reduce the risk of diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity.
Article Source :https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-chocolate
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Here below is a list of the ingredients you will need from the website
A two layer tart with a layer of almond frangipane and topped with a rich chocolate layer. It looks like a lot of ingredients but most are repeats.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (crust)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (crust)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (crust)
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter (crust)
- 1 egg yolk (crust)
- 2 tablespoons cold water (crust)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (frangipane)
- 2/3 cups sugar (frangipane)
- 3/4 cups blanched, ground almonds (frangipane)
- 2 tablespoons flour (frangipane)
- 1 teaspoon corn starch (frangipane)
- 1 large egg + 1 egg white (frangipane)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (frangipane)
- 2 teaspoon almond extract (frangipane)
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (choc)
- 1/2 cup cream (choc)
- 1 large egg yolk (choc)
1 large egg (Choc)
- 2 tablespoons sugar (choc)
- 1/2 tablespoon flour (choc)
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon (choc)
- 1 pinch salt (choc)
