Valentine's Chocolate and Raspberry Fondants
Be careful not to overbake these oozy puddings. The chocolate sauce and juicy raspberries should just spill out. For more chocolate recipes visit Goodhousekeeping.co.uk
Ingredients
- 40 g (1 1/2oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
- 50 g (2oz) dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 tsp. cocoa powder, plus extra to decorate
- 1 tsp. flour
- 2 med eggs, separated
- 25 g (1oz) caster sugar
- 6 raspberries, plus extra to serve
- Dried raspberries, to decorate (optional)
Instructions
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<p></p><p>Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan) mark 4. Grease two 175ml (180 ml) pudding moulds well.</p>
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<p></p><p>Melt the butter and chocolate together in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cool slightly for 10min. Stir in cocoa, flour and egg yolks, being careful not to overmix.</p>
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<p></p><p>In a large bowl, whisk egg whites until medium peaks form, then whisk in the sugar. Mix a third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to loosen it, then fold in the remaining egg whites.</p>
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<p></p><p>Half fill the pudding moulds with chocolate mixture, then put 3 raspberries into the centre of each. Top with remaining mixture. Bake in the oven for 9-10min until just set and risen. Invert on to a plate, dust with a little cocoa and a scatter of dried raspberries, if you like.</p>
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Notes
Committed to this collection by the hand of Hunter.
