Ingredients

  • CRUST
  • butter-flavored cooking spray
  • 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • FILLING
  • 12 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into bits & melted
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9" spring form pan with butter spray.
  • Pour crumbs into pan along with melted butter. Combine mixture with a fork until well blended. Press mixture with your fingers along the side of the pan up to the edge about an inch and along the bottom to make a crust.
  • Bake for 6 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • While it's baking, make filling.
  • Mix all ingredients with a spoon or your mixer on low speed. You need to do this while chocolate is HOT.
  • Be sure to keep mixing until the mixture is completely brown and no white streaks of mascarpone cheese.
  • Now pour the filling in the cooled crust and put the tart in your refrigerator. It needs to be refrigerated at least an hout to firm up.
  • After an hour, you will need to cover it with plastic wrap so it doesn't get a film on top.
  • You can sprinkle powdered sugar on top before serving.
  • IMPORTANT HINT: Take the tart out of the refrigerator about an hour ahead of serving. It tastes so much richer when it's just slightly cool and not cold. YUMMY!