Decadent Walnut Fudge Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, chilled
• 1/3-1/2 cup strong coffee, cold
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons coffee liqueur
• 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 crust: in a food processor, combine flour, cocoa, sugar and salt. mix well. distribute butter over flour and blend to resemble coarse meal.
• 2 add 1/3 cup coffee and blend until incorporated. if dough appears to be dry, add remaining coffee 1 t at a time.
• 3 remove dough and press into bottom and sides of 10" tart pan with removable bottom. cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• 4 filling: preheat oven to 350. combine chocolate, sugar, butter, milk and liqueur in a large bowl and whisk to blend.
• 5 add walnuts and eggs, stirring to combine. pour into chilled tart shell. bake until top is dry and firm, 30 - 40 minutes. cool on rack.
• 6 arrange strips of waxed paper in criss cross pattern on top of tart. sift powdered sugar over. carefully remove strips.
• 7 serve with ice cream if desired.