Delicious and decadent Roasted Almond and Chocolate Ganache Tart in a buttery crust, decorated with whipped chocolate ganache.

I make tarts quite often! They are like my blank canvas to play with colours, patterns and decorations. Some very easy ones that involve no baking at all and others that are baked with a custard or cheesecake filling. Seldom have I made a tart like this one that involves part baking to create a buttery crust while the filling is just a pour and set kind of activity.
You could absolutely use a no-bake crust for this one like here and here too.

The other fun thing about this tart is that it uses chocolate ganache, both as a filling as well as a frosting to decorate the tart. Again, you could leave out the frosting entirely and enjoy the roasted almonds encased in an ultra choclatey base. I think I was feeling too creative while making this tart , hence all the additions.
Overall, I think I don’t need to say much to describe a dessert that has abundant quantities of roasted nuts and dark chocolate. What do you think"

Chocolate and Almond Tart
Makes a 7 inch round tart.

For the pastry
1 cup 150 g plain flour
1/4 cup, icing sugar mixture
100 g chilled butter, roughly chopped
1 egg yolk

Filling and frosting
350 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
250 ml heavy cream
50 g unsalted butter
1 cup whole almonds, roasted and a few chopped

To make the pastry, process the flour, icing sugar and butter in a ...