Chocolate has got to be life's greatest pleasure. Or at least, in my view that is. Nothing gets me smiling in excitement than a tub of good chocolate icecream or a bar of dark chocolate. It's no secret. I adore chocolate and allow me to repeat again - I do think that it's God's greatest gift to man. Blame it on my sweet tooth. Desserts rock my world and boy am I so glad that I don't have an chocolate allergy. Imagine that! How horrible it'll be eh?
If chocolate is my poison than chocolate fondant should be the secret to my heart. I'm a sucker for this molten chocolate cake. What can be better than eating something that you think or rather looks like a simple chocolate cake, only to have you finding a rich and decadent liquid chocolate centre once you've cut through it?
I used to think that it was a tricky dessert to make. Until I chanced upon a simple recipe from VideoJug. Woke up this morning to bake cupcakes for an Amplify event today and couldn't resist making myself some chocolate fondant.
Check out the molten centre:
So now tell me this is heaven....
Do yourself a favour this instant and whip one up yourself and chant together with me: "Chocolate is a lady's best friend".
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Chocolate Fondant
Adapted from Video Jug's Chocolate Fondant Recipe.
66g chocolate
33g flour
66g sugar
66 g butter
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl using the double boiling method. Set aside.
Whisk eggs and slowly add in sugar and mix till airy and fluffy.
Sift flour in the chocolate-butter mixture and mix.
Add egg mixture to the chocolate-butter mixture and mix well.
Pour batter into ramekin and bake for about 6 mins (duration depends on how big your ramekin is. I put mine in one medium sized ramekin so it took longer, about 15 mins. but if you're using a few smaller ramekins, 6 mins should be sufficient)
Viola... your own chocolate fondant!
Wow!! Looks super delicious. I want!! Will try recipe someday. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteHi, it really looks great.thx for sharing! may i know where can i find ramekins? i don't seem to find them in normal departmental stores.
ReplyDeletehihi..can i know what is double boiling method?
ReplyDeleteWooooow. I'm imagining that with a cook of slowly melting homemade vanilla ice cream placed on top, both curling onto my spoon as I pick the plate clean...
ReplyDeleteYou provide such lovely escapes from day to day tedium. :D
singairishgirl: yes do try it out. you'll love it :)
ReplyDeleteesther: yea, they're not easily available. but you can get some at Sia Huat or Pantry Magic or even Shermay's Cooking School.
jaa.m: double boiling is simply putting your chocolate into another heatproof bowl before melting it over a pot of boiling water. you can't melt chocolate over direct heat because it would burn.
jim: damn right you are. tell me about it! i wished I had some good vanilla bean ice cream with me that day. superb marriage them vanilla and chocolate. Mmmmm.... it's a heavenly escape. you should try it someday!
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ReplyDeleteYes I saw some ramekins in sia huat and the shop few doors away. SO tempted to buy them cos thought of your recipe. Will do that next time ;)
ReplyDeletemay I know where the location of sia huat is? =)
ReplyDeleteis it sweetened or unsweetened chocolated you are referring to?
ReplyDeleteI learnt to make chocolate fondants (or molten chocolate cakes) this spring, and they're such an excellent party dish! Yours looks perfectly molten - well done!
ReplyDeleteHi, May I know whether an oven toaster can be used instead of oven?
ReplyDeleteHi, have replied to your email, wonder if my mail when into your junk mail. :)
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hi why is this called fondant? i thought fondant is something which is used for shaping decorations and covering wedding cakes with?
ReplyDeletehi
ReplyDeletecheryl
i would love to try this dish
but cooking chocolate or sugarfree one is not easily available in india so what can i substitute it with cocoa powder or regular milk chocolate will do?
pls tell me
Hey Cheryl
ReplyDeletepls change the colour of you blog.
I used to like it alot, simple n nice but lately i realise i dont like the yelllow background, it doesnt matches well.
Looks the Poo Poo colour n that certainly doesnt go well with food.
Sia Huat is in Chinatown, I can't remember the street. Check out their website for address.
ReplyDeleteramekins can be bought in all ikea stores!i love cooking & baking too.pls exchanges pointer man!
ReplyDeleteHi, your chocolate fondants look absolutely yummylicious. I love the ones from Beardpapa but these take the cake (intentional pun!).
ReplyDeleteI just have a question, might seem like a dumb one but I'm a newbie to the baking scene. When you say "whisk eggs" do you mean with a whisk or with an electric mixer?