Chocolate Fondant

Ingredients

• 1 egg yolk
• 2 whole eggs
• 40g caster sugar
• 65g unsalted butter
• 65g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 15g plain flour
• 7g cocoa powder

Preparation Time: 15 minutes (+ 1 hour chilling)
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4-5

Method

1. Put the whole eggs, the egg yolk, the sugar, flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl.
2. Whisk the ingredients together until there are no lumps left in the mixture.
3. Put the butter into a small saucepan over a low heat until the butter has melted and is only just beginning to bubble.
4. Remove the pan from the heat, put in the chocolate and stir it until all of the chocolate has melted.
5. Whilst whisking the mixture in the bowl, slowly pour in the melted chocolate/butter mixture until it has all combined.
6. Pour the mixture into a pouring jug.
7. Grease the inside of your moulds with butter or vegetable oil, put them onto a baking tray and then pour the chocolate mixture into them until it comes to ⅔ of the way up the side.
8. Cover the moulds with a piece of cling-film/plastic-wrap and put the them, on the baking tray, into the fridge for 1 hour.
9. Preheat the oven to 180°c (it must be at 180°c, do not trust your oven, use an oven thermometer).
10. Take the tray out of the fridge, remove the cling-film/plastic-wrap and put them into the oven for 10 minutes.
11. Remove the fondants from the oven, tip them out onto plates and serve. We served it with a ball of vanilla ice cream.

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Useful Information

Can it be frozen? Yes, at step 8.
Can it be prepared in advance? Yes, to step 8, up to 1 day in advance.
Will leftovers be nice? Yes (but the centre will not be liquid), for up to 1 day.

Notes