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Step 1
To make the pastry, put the plain flour, cocoa powder and caster sugar in a bowl and stir together
Step 2
Add the butter in chunks and use your fingers to rub the butter and flour mixture together until it resembles bread crumbs
Step 3
Add the milk little by little (you may not need it all, or you may need a little bit more) and form into a dough
Step 4
Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes
Step 5
Pre-heat your oven to 180C Fan/200C/350F/Gas Mark 5
Step 6
Using a light dusting of flour on your surface and rolling pin, roll the pastry out to fit a 9" tart tin
Step 7
Smooth the pastry out in the tin and prick the bottom with a fork
Step 8
Scrunch up some baking paper and cover the pastry, then add baking beans. Bake it for 15 minutes
Step 9
Remove the pastry from the oven and remove the baking paper and baking beans. Put it back in the oven and bake it for 10 minutes
Step 10
Once it comes out of the oven, reduce the temperature to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
Step 11
To make the custard filling warm the double cream in a pan on a low-medium heat
Step 12
Once it starts steaming, take it off the heat and add the chocolate. Leave it for a few minutes, then stir until smooth and all of the chocolate is melted. Leave to cool for 5 minutes
Step 13
Whisk the eggs and sugar together, add the orange extract and whisk in
Step 14
Slowly pour the chocolate and cream mixture into the egg and sugar mixture whisking as you pour. Once mixed, transfer to a jug
Step 15
Put the pastry case on the oven shelf first, then pour the filling in using the jug
Step 16
Bake for 30 minutes, then leave to cool completely before decorating
Step 17
To decorate, whip the cream with the vanilla and icing sugar using an electric whisk
Step 18
Pipe onto the tart, or spread on with a spoon
Step 19
Decorate with some Terry's Chocolate Orange slices if you like
Step 20
Serve immediately, store leftovers in the fridge and eat within 2 days