Petits Fondants Au Chocolat (Little Chocolate Mousse Cakes)

Serves: 2

Dallas Effertz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

49

Sweetness

53

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Water

2 tbsps

Framboise

4

Eggs

1 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

Special equipment: 24 miniature muffin pans or other small molds, buttered and the bottoms lined with parchment or waxed paper Set racks at the lower and upper thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees

2

Melt the chocolate over hot water, stirring occasionally then set it aside to cool slightly

3

Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally to make sure all the sugar crystals dissolve

4

Remove the syrup from the heat and stir in the butter

5

When it has melted stir in the Framboise, then the melted chocolate

6

Beat the eggs then whisk them into the chocolate mixture in a stream

7

Be careful not to overmix

8

Pour the batter into the molds and bake about 35 to 40 minutes

9

Cool briefly in the pans then unmold

10

Cool at room temperature

11

Whip the cream with the sugar until it holds a soft peak

12

Pipe a rosette of the whipped cream on each tiny cake and top with a few chocolate shavings and a light dusting of confectioners' sugar

13

Place 2 or 3 raspberries around the top of each

14

For the raspberry sauce, bring the raspberries and sugar to a boil and simmer 5 minutes

15

Puree in blender then strain away seeds

16

Cool and stir in Framboise

17

Serve the Fondants in a puddle of the sauce