Chocolate Fondants

This was my first attempt at making Chocolate Fondants. I used tea cups rather than ramekins and only had 6 so tried the rest in a pudding bowl as a family sized dessert. (Recipe says makes 12).

They rose nicely.

Recipe from The Australian Women's Weekly 'Food for Friends' magazine cookbook. I could not find this publication available to buy online anywhere. I did however, find this similar recipe. http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=784062 

Worked out just as well.

200g dark chocolate, chopped
125g butter, chopped
6 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
2/3 cup plain flour
cocoa powder, for dusting 


1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Grease ramekins. 
2. Place chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bowl to touch the water); stir occasionally until melted. Remove from heat.
3. Beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer for about 8 minutes or until tripled in volume; gently fold in the sifted flour. 
4. Gradually fold in the chocolate mixture. Divide mixture between the ramekins. Bake for about 10 minutes or until firm to the touch. When the fondants are ready, the outer part should be firm like a muffin and the inner part liquid. Stand for 2 minutes. 


(The recipe also included how to make a Coffee Cream but I didn't do this as I don't drink coffee). 


NOTE ABOUT BAKING TIME: I had the larger pudding on the higher oven rack and the tea cups on the lower rack. The larger pudding took about 15 minutes but the tea cups had to go back in and took about 25 minutes. I suggest you carefully monitor after 10 minutes and see how you go.