Chocolate Espresso Puddings

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 100 g dark chocolate (70%cocoa solids - this is very important)
• 100 g butter
• 2 tablespoons espresso coffee
• 4 medium eggs
• 100 g caster sugar
• 40 g plain flour, sifted
• chocolate-covered coffee beans, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 butter 4 individual pudding moulds,or ovenproof teacups, and line the bases with parchment.
• 2 put the chocolate, butter and 2 tbsp espresso in a small pan and heat gently until melted.
• 3 whisk eggs and sugar together until thick and pale and fold into the chocolate mixture, followed by the flour.
• 4 fill the cups or moulds to about 1cm of the tops, cover with clingfilm and chill in the fridge for upto 24hours.
• 5 heat the oven to 200ºc/fan 180ºc/gas6.
• 6 bake puddings for 12-14 minutes, the outside should be cooked while the inside will be liquid; they may take a minute or two longer if the cups are very thick.
• 7 leave to stand for a minute, then turn each out on a plate and peel off the parchment.
• 8 serve immediately with cream or ice-cream and a few chocolate coffee beans.
• 9 enjoy!