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Valentine's Day Dessert - Chocolate Fondants

One more sleep to go until Valentines day is here. I have decided to keep things simple and my plan is to make chocolate fondants for dessert. On of my favourite chefs is Gordan Ramsey and I have yet to have a fail when using one of his recipes. His recipe for making chocolate fondants is one of the best and it is this recipe that I will be using to make chocolate fondants. The great thing about this recipe is that you can make them in advance and it is even possible to freeze them and bake them at a later date. Gordon Ramsey's Chocolate Fondants INGREDIENTS 50 g unsalted butter, plus extra, softened, to grease 2 tsp. cocoa powder, to dust 50 g good-quality dark, bitter chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), in pieces 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 60 g caster sugar 2 tbsp. Tia Maria or you could substitue for 2Tbsp cooled Espresso coffee 50 g plain flour, sifted Crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream, to serve DIRECTIONS Heat the oven to 160°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Butter four 7.5cm dariole ...

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