Melting Chocolate Puddings

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 7 ounces dark chocolate (75% cocoa)
• 7 ounces butter (diced)
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 4 ounces golden caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 ounces plain flour

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6 / 200°f/400°f (if cooking straight away).
• 2 melt the chocolate, butter and brandy over simmering water in a heatproof bowl, stirring well.
• 3 while the chocolate is melting, whisk the sugar, eggs, egg yolks and vanilla until the mixture doubles in volume and ribbons (use the mixture to make a figure of eight and if the beginning of the 8 has vanished back into the mixture by the time you're at the end of the 8 then keep mixing!).
• 4 pour the melted chocolate around the edges of your sugar and egg mixture and sift the flour over the top. fold together carefully with a metal spoon. be patient and be careful - it may take time but it's important you do it right.
• 5 put the mixture in well greased ramekins and either --
• 6 -- cook straight away in the oven for 12 minutes.
• 7 -- refrigerate and cook later from chilled for 14 minutes.
• 8 -- freeze and cook when ready from frozen for 15 minutes.
• 9 leave to stand for a couple of minutes. the puddings should be firm to touch but will be fantastic and gooey on the inside! mmmmmmmm!