Friday, April 12, 2013

Chocolate Fondant (Lava Cake) (Chef Boutique)



Ingredients: 

  • 1/2 cup (or 85g) unsalted butter
  • 6oz (or 170g) dark chocolate (65% or better. good quality)
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup (30g) sugar
  • 2 tblsp flour
  • 6 paper cupcake sleeves
  • 6 aluminum foil molds, oven safe

Directions:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 180C.
  2. Place paper sleeves inside foil molds.
  3. Create a double boiler. Melt butter and and chocolate together till smooth. 
  4. Beat eggs with sugar until light, frothy, pale, smooth. Mixture will turn white-ish. 
  5. Slowly add melted chocolate to the eggs. About 1/3 at a time. Fold slowly. 
  6. Fold in flour slowly until just combined.
  7. Divide mixture into the molds. 
  8. Bake for 8-10 minutes. It will come out a bit jello like. 
  9. Rest for 5 minutes. 
  10. Serve with ice-cream and/or caramel sauce. 

nutella version


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