Cheese Tart

Cheese Tart by Josephine Choong from The Weekend Chef
She really makes we crying for this yummy yummy dessert... anyway, people... try it and you won't regret it!


Makes: 15 (size 3″ x 1.8″ x 0.9″ cup)

Ingredients

Pastry

• 125g butter
• 65g fine granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk (cold)
• 250g plain flour
• 1 tbsp ice water
• ½ tsp vanilla essence

Filling

• 250g cream cheese
• 20g butter
• 60g fine granulated sugar
• 1 egg

Method

Pastry

1. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla essence.
2. Add in egg yolk and water. Continue creaming for 1-2 minutes.
3. Fold in the flour and mix.
4. Wrap pastry with plastic and leave in fridge for ½ hour.
5. Weight approximately 40g pastry. Roll to circular shape and cut with pastry cutter and line a tart mould.
6. Using a fork, prick some holes on the base of the pastry. Bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes.

Filling

1. Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar together till light, add in egg and beat till well mixed.
2. Spoon mixture into baked tart shells.
3. Mix 2 tbsp cocoa powder with a small amount of hot water. Add 1 tbsp chocolate emulco. Mix into a paste.
4. Dip the tip of a chopstick into chocolate paste and draw some patterns on the top of the cheese.
5. Bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.