Sunday, September 26, 2010

Nutella Tart


I hate to bake, but every year I am tasked with making my wife a birthday cake. This often becomes the cake for my son's and my birthday as well. My son was born on my wife's birthday and my birthday is 8 days later. Now this year my wife and I turn the big 50, so I thought the cake should be special. Here is what I came up with.

Nutella Tart
1 1/2 cup Graham Crackers, crushed or you can but them
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
9 oz dark chocolate chips
3/4 cup Nutella
1/2 cup Half n Half or heavy whipping cream
1/2 to 1 cup of chopped nuts, depending on how nutty you want it.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the crushed graham crackers with the butter. Spread the graham cracker mixture evenly over the bottom of a spring form pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the crust cool.
While the crust is cooling melt chocolate chips with a couple of ounces of the half n half. After the chips are melted mix in the Nutella. Then mix in the rest of the cream. The results should be a thick but easily spreadable. When the crust is cool add the filling and sprinkle the nuts on top. Put in freezer for about 20 minutes. The purpose of putting the tart in the freezer is to set the chocolate not freeze the tart. After you remove the tart from freezer move it to the refrigerator until about 30 minutes before you are ready to serve. Then let the tart set at room temperature so it is easy to cut.

6 comments:

  1. Happy birthday to everyone - great cake for a "non-baker."

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  2. Wow what agreat birthday tart! fabulous, and I am telling you one thing, this is on my next weeks menu to must make...I am posting nutella bars tomorrow but this is far better ! Cant wait to make this book marking right now!!!!!! really love it! Drooling.. wish I had it this morning!! you will see the post tomorrow...I diffinitely would have made this first! thanks for sharing and happy birthday to that lucky bride of yours!

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  3. I love Nutella! This tart looks delicious. My family has birthdays all in a few weeks time over the summer and we try to make a great dessert in the middle of them all too.

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  4. I am nutty for Nutella! This tart looks really good and I bet it tastes just as good as it looks!

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  5. This looks amazing, so silky and rich. Everything tastes better with Nutella!

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  6. wow looks amazing great texture what a sweet hubby you are

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