A Simple Chocolate Fondant
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/a24b2ac2-9169-4c6a-995a-86a9e21d02d5
Original source: https://www.andy-cooks.com/blogs/recipes/chocolate-lava-cake
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This is my simple chocolate fondant with a molten centre, made with 70% dark chocolate and ready in minutes.
Yield: 6
Prep time: PT0H15M
Cook time: PT0H15M
Total time: PT0H30M

Ingredients
- 180g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
- 120g unsalted butter + 10g extra for greasing
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 40g caster sugar
- 35g (¼ cup) plain flour
- pinch of salt
- icing sugar and ice cream, to serve

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan forced (390°F).
2. Break up the chocolate into small pieces and put in a heatproof bowl with the butter. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not allow the bottom of the bowl to touch the water) and stir until melted. Set aside for 5 minutes.
3. Grease 4 x 200ml capacity ramekins with the extra butter.
4. Whisk the eggs, egg yolks and sugar together in a large bowl until it becomes lighter in colour. Fold in the flour and salt until smooth.
5. Fold in the chocolate mixture until just combined, then divide the batter evenly between the ramekins.
6. Place on an oven tray and bake for 7-8 minutes, until the top is just set.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 2 minutes. Run a pallet knife around the edges of the cakes to loosen, then invert onto serving plates. Dust with some icing sugar and serve immediately with ice cream.