Dark chocolate ice cream

• 2 oz (50 g) castor sugar
• 4 tablespoons water

Put the sugar and water into a saucepan and stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 2–3 minutes. Meanwhile, break the chocolate into the goblet of an electric blender or food processor. Add the hot sugar syrup and blend until chocolate is smooth. Add the egg yolks and blend again.

Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Gentl