Chocolate Almond Tart

Time for another challenge!!! For the Eggless Baking Challenge this month, Priya Srinivasan had suggested the Ferrero Rocher Tart and many of us did take it up very enthusiastically. For the last two months, I was not able to participate because of Ramadan and Eid, so I did not want to miss this month’s challenge. However, when I saw the recipe, my heart sank. You must be thinking: “Duh? How come? It’s such a yummilicious challenge!!!” Yes, it is and that was the problem. I am supposed to be controlling my food intake, thanks to a lot of snide remarks coming from all sides regarding my weight (hehe…) and to break off all my control, comes this really un-ignorable challenge. So what do I do? I just went ahead and baked it. Had a piece on my cheat day, half of it was eaten by my family and the remaining by my colleagues! I should say that I am at my generous best…

I should thank Jehanne again for being with me throughout the time when I was making this tart. Thank you so much darling for allowing me to eat your head… She was on FB guiding me on what to do and if my tart did come out good, I would surely say, it’s because of her! I referred to her blogpost on how to make the perfect tart base, which had just about anything you needed to know! This is my first tart experience and I really enjoyed it. Just like Jehanne says, the first tart surely leads to many many more tarts in the future – and I am sure, it will!!!

Even though I didn’t follow the challenge exactly, I went ahead with an eggless tart base and an eggless filling which was filled with the goodness of almonds throughout. The kids, my B and HD enjoyed it in every bite and my colleagues certified that it was fit for an almond chocolate lover!!! Thank you so much Priya for this delicious challenge, really enjoyed it…