Chocolate Fondants

Ingredients

• 150 g Butter
• 150 g Dark chocolate
• 3 Eggs (large)
• 75 g Caster sugar
• 25 g Plain flour
• Icing sugar or Cocoa powder (for dusting)
• Ice cream (for serving)

Instructions

1. 1

   Pre-heat your oven to 200C/180C Fan/400F/Gas Mark 6 and grease and line the bottom of four ramekins or dariole moulds

2. 2

   Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a glass bowl above simmering water, then set aside. You can also melt it in the microwave, start with a 30 second blast, stir, then continue with 10 second blasts stirring in between each one

3. 3

   Whisk the eggs and caster sugar together

4. 4

   Pour the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and whisk as you pour so the eggs don't cook

5. 5

   Sieve the plain flour into the mixture and whisk in

6. 6

   Divide the mixture between the ramekins/moulds, leave about 1/2cm room for them to rise and bake for 12-13 minutes. The baking time does depend on your oven, so if you're making these for a dinner party try and test them a few days before

7. 7

   Let them cool for a couple of minutes, then use a butter knife to loosen around the edges, put a plate or bowl on top of the ramekin and flip the whole thing over and then remove the ramekin and peel the baking paper off the top

8. 8

   Serve immediately with a dusting of icing sugar or cocoa powder, and some good quality vanilla ice cream