Chocolate Fondant

Total Time: 1 hr 11 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 250 g dark cooking chocolate
• 250 g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 5 eggs
• 5 egg yolks
• 125 g caster sugar
• 75 g flour
• cocoa, to dust
• whipped cream or ice cream, to serve

Recipe

• 1 grease 8 friand moulds[or ramekins].
• 2 place the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.
• 3 stir occasionally until melted.
• 4 set aside to cool slightly.
• 5 beat the eggs, egg yolks and sugar together until pale.
• 6 pour the egg mixture over the chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.
• 7 sift in the flour and whisk until smooth.
• 8 spoon into the moulds then refrigerate until completely chilled.
• 9 preheat oven to 200 deg celcius.
• 10 bake fondant for 11 minutes.
• 11 remove from the oven and invert onto serving plates.
• 12 dust with cocoa and serve immediately with whipped cream or icecream.