Chocolate - Not The Movie

For Mothers' Day Stephen baked me a special tart. Katherine and Christopher call it Chocolate Death. Add a healthy spoonful of double cream to your serving platter and you can hear your arteries grinding to a halt. The pastry is lovingly made the day before it is needed and half is frozen in the expectation that someone survives to eat another day. The recipe includes: star anise, caster sugar, 200g of dark chocolate, full cream milk, cup of double cream, egg and lastly, cocoa powder for dusting. This chocolate tart is a family favourite but certainly not for the feint hearted. A small portion is recommended for the intense richness of the tart more than satisfies the palate. The dark, chocolate tart invites comment from all who sample it. There are leftovers today. PS. I have just noticed that the recipe highlights variations for well being. Not recommended for those with a dairy intolerance. There are gluten and lactose intolerance substitutes and even IBS suggestions and I was worried that this was a recipe without care for well being. Sometimes you just get lucky. Does this make my tart healthy after all?