Never-Fail Chocolate Fondants

Name: Never-Fail Chocolate Fondants
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 100 g butter; 85 g castor sugar; 3 large eggs; 30 ml cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting; 100 g cake flour; 100 g dark chocolate, chopped; a pinch of salt

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Simply Delicious

By Zola Nene

Published 2016

About

During my culinary-school days, chocolate fondant was in its heyday. It was even part of my final practical exam. That’s how I’ve come to master a recipe that never fails. This will give you the perfect, gooey fondant every time.

Ingredients

100 g dark chocolate, chopped
100 g butter
3 large

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Gently melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water.
Whip the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until tripled in volume.
Sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt into a separate bowl.
Fold the melted chocolate and dry ingredients into the egg mixture, alternating a little at a time.
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