For the chocaholics

As promised, maybe a little bitter sooner than later, this one is for the chocaholics!
As I got into bed last night and turned on masterchef, as soon as I saw this recipe I knew it would be my next 'challenge'

Word of advice... NEVER try and make this dessert let alone anything that smells like this while your trying to eat breakfast, was not an easy feat!

There are two parts to the dessert: the chocolate fondant and the amaretto milkshake. Unfortunately we don't have amaretto liqueur lying around my house, so I just substituted it for butterscotch liqueur, and might I say it smelt damn good!

Step 1: Make the butterscotch milkshake - milk and vanilla in a pot on medium heat, whilst whisking egg yolks with sugar, and then mix it all together and cool for 1 hour.

Once its cooled, you then add in some extra milk and the butterscotch liqueur, warm it all up and then froth it. My family aren't really coffee drinkers so we don't have a coffee machine with a frother thing (no idea what it's called), but a hand mix will do just fine. Or at least I thought it would be a good idea, until I turned it on and everything spilt all over me!


The interesting part is that you must coat the moulds with cocoa powder instead of sugar, because the sugar sometimes melts and sticks to the mould making it harder to get out, whilst the cocoa powder also adds some extra flavour to the outside! Another tip: place a small square of buttered baking paper on the bottom of the mould - it's like a double reassurance that the fondant will come out easily, and I wasn't going to take any chances :)

Step 2: Chocolate fondant - this part also has a few parts too it. First you melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over simmering water, and then you fold it into a mixture of eggs, egg yolks and sugar which was whisked until light and creamy and nearly doubled in size. Lastly, you fold through the flour and then spoon it into the buttered moulds.
Being me, I stupidly forgot to take pictures of the choc fondant mixture before it was baked, and it looked soooo yummy, but I managed to remember in time, and took the rest of these pics. Hope you enjoy!



Look at it ooozee... mmmm
There are 4 left sitting in the fridge for now.. u have 1 hour to come and claim them if you want some, because my brother has already finished two within 30 mins, so eat up!