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Molten chocolate baby cakes

By: Nigella Lawson From: Market Kitchen

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Prep time:
15 mins
Cook time:
12 mins
Serves:
6

Make luscious chocolate fondants with Nigella Lawson's simple recipe

Ingredients

  • 350g dark chocolate, good quality
  • 50g unsalted Butter, softened, plus a little more for greasing
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 4 large Eggs, beaten
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50g plain flour, or Italian 00 flour
  • 1 carton double cream, whipped
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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6 and place a baking tray into the oven. Lay 3 dariole moulds on a sheet of baking parchment, draw around them, remove and then cut the discs out as marked. Then press them all into the base of the tins.


2. Melt the chocolate and let it cool slightly. Cream together the butter and sugar and gradually beat in the eggs and salt and then the vanilla. Now add the flour and when all is smoothly combined scrape in the cooled chocolate, blending it to a smooth batter.


3. Divide the batter between 6 moulds, then whip the baking tray out of the oven arrange the tins on it and replace in the oven. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Then take out and place on either a small plate or shallow bowl.


4. Serve with a dollop of whipped double cream.

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Anonymous Anonymous Posted 04 Jul 2009 10:11 PM
 

Gorgeous! A dream to make, they taste divine. My daughter Ruby and myself had a great time baking these molten babies and an even better time eating them. In fact the whole family loved eating them... yum, yum.

lisaR96265 lisaR96265 Posted 21 Jun 2009 6:30 PM
 

I want the recipe for the ones in the photos!!

Mrs-L Mrs-L Posted 19 Jun 2009 3:02 PM
 

They have the wrong picture here...these are not cupcakes or fairy cakes as the recipe states.

Sonia 2611 Sonia 2611 Posted 19 Jun 2009 2:43 PM
 

These are delicious but are NOT fairy cakes - they are individual chocolate puddings with a melted centre! Picture is confusing....!

RaineQ RaineQ Posted 01 Apr 2009 5:06 PM