Creamy chocolate soufflés

Name: Creamy chocolate soufflés
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons cocoa powder; 60 g (2 oz) unsalted butter; caster sugar, to coat dishes; 2 eggs, separated; 50 g (1¾ oz) icing sugar, sifted, plus extra to dust; 2 egg whites; vanilla ice cream or orange sorbet, to serve; vanilla ice cream or orange sorbet, to serve; 100 g (3¼ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

This soufflé has a creamier texture than a conventional soufflé, so it won’t rise as much. It is best made in individual shallow dishes.

Ingredients

100 g (3¼ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
60 g (2

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Chocolate

Method

Preheat the oven to moderately hot 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Put the chocolate in a bowl. Half fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and place the bowl over the pan, making sure it is not touching the water. Leave the chocolate to m