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Chocolate, Ginger & Apricot Frangipane Tart

A chocolate and ginger frangipane tart topped with apricot!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/chocolate-ginger-and-apricot-frangipane-tart • Posted by Cat Morley

Inspired by the frangipane challenge on the Great British Bake Off, I gave mine a chocolate and ginger twist dusted with icing sugar through Crafterella's own custom pie stencil.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 45

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

Inspired by the frangipane challenge on the Great British Bake Off, I gave mine a chocolate and ginger twist dusted with icing sugar through Crafterella's own custom pie stencil.

Instructions

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    Whisk together the flour, butter, sugar and egg in a bowl to make the pastry and knead into a ball. Add a little water if the mixture is too crumbly or a little more flour if it's too wet.

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    Roll out the pastry and fold over your pie dish, moulding into the shape of the dish and cutting off any excess pastry from the edges. Prick the bottom with a fork and bake for 10 minutes at 180'C.

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    Whisk together the butter and sugar then whisk in the eggs, one at a time.

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    Whisk in the ground almonds, cocoa, rum and ginger.

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    Spread half the filling in the pie dish.

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    Cut the apricots into thin slices and arrange on top of the pie.

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    Spread the remaining filling on top.

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    Bake for 45 minutes at 180'C.

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    Use a cake stencil to dust your tart with icing sugar.

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    Serve and tuck in!