{"id":11863,"date":"2000-01-05T19:31:26","date_gmt":"2000-01-06T02:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11863"},"modified":"2013-11-27T19:31:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T02:31:54","slug":"chocolate-truffle-tart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11863","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Truffle Tart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>2 C. of chocolate cookie crumbs (famous wafers)<br \/>\n1\/4 C. sugar<br \/>\n1\/3 lb. unsalted butter, melted<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>14 oz. bittersweet chocolate<br \/>\n2 T. unsalted butter<br \/>\n4 eggs, separated<br \/>\n3\/4 C. powdered sugar<br \/>\n1\/4 C. raspberry liqueur<br \/>\npinch vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p>6 oz. bittersweet chocolate<br \/>\n3\/4 C. heavy cream<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the crust, grind cookies in the food processor until finely ground. Add sugar and mix. Add the melted butter and mix well to incorporate. Press the crumbs into a well greased 9 inch removable bottom flan pan. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Place chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt over a water bath. Place egg yolks, sugar, liqueur, and extract in a metal bowl and cook over a water bath while whisking. Cook until the mixture is thick and resembles softly whipped cream. Remove the crust from the refrigerator and paint the bottom of the crust with about 2 oz. of the melted chocolate. When the chocolate and egg mixture is about the same temperature fold the chocolate into the egg mixture using broad strokes. In a clean mixer place egg whites and whip until whites hold a soft peak. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture using broad strokes. Pour into crust and refrigerate for 1 hour.\u00c2\u00a0 For the ganache, place the chocolate in a food processor and break pulse and break the pieces up a bit. Place cream in a pan and heat until the cream comes to a boil. Pour cream over chocolate and process until the chocolate is smooth. Let cool for about 5 minutes. Pour ganache over the top of the tart if you like at this point you can top with fresh berries. Refrigerate at least 1 more hour. Serve cold with whipped cream.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 C. of chocolate cookie crumbs (famous wafers) 1\/4 C. sugar 1\/3 lb. unsalted butter, melted 14 oz. bittersweet chocolate 2 T. unsalted butter 4 eggs, separated 3\/4 C. powdered sugar 1\/4 C. raspberry liqueur pinch vanilla extract 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate 3\/4 C. heavy cream &nbsp; For the crust, grind cookies in the food processor until finely ground. Add sugar and mix. Add the melted butter and mix well to incorporate. Press the crumbs into a well greased 9&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11863\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts-fruit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11864,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11863\/revisions\/11864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}