Chocolate fondant

Ingredients:

660g dark chocolate
300g butter
12 eggs separated
240g ground almonds
240g plain flour
300g caster sugar
1 tub of your favourite ice cream

Method: 

Mix the sifted flour & almonds in a bowl

Melt the butter and chocolate together in a separate bowl on a low heat over a pan of boiling water.

Whisk ½ sugar & yolks until airy & fluffy in a separate bowl  

Whisk the second ½ sugar & whites until they’re stiff peak in a separate bowl.

When the chocolate and butter has melted, remove from heat.  Allow to cool slightly and mix in flour mixture. 

Fold in the egg yolk mixture

Fold in gently the stiff whites

Butter 2 large ramekins and dust with cocoa. (shake of any excess) 

Fill the ramekins with fondant mix and place into pre-heated oven at 180oc for 10 minutes

Serve immediately with your favourite ice cream