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Last week was Valentine's day and I wanted to bake something new for once. Now to be honest, I am a huge fan of molten chocolate cake (aka fondant au chocolat) and I am definite that this dessert contains ample amounts of calories! According to the Calories Lab , one molten chocolate with vanilla ice cream at Chili's restaurant is 1270 calories! That's approximately the entire caloric intake I can have per day! I have never actually ordered it, it's just too much of a burden to burn all this!Molten Chocolate Ingredients260 grams of 70% dark chocolate (you can go for Lindt, Poulain, Hershey's, etc.) But make sure to get the extra dark one - even if you're not a fan of dark chocolate, it sure deserves it! 70 grams of margarine or unsalted butter 50 g of castor or powdered sugar A pinch of salt 3 eggs Method of preparation: To be honest, I'm not a regular cook - so I really wanted a simple recipe. This Lindt recipe was it!1. Preheat the oven to 200°C 2. Slightly butter the ramekins to prevent fondant from sticking 3. Use the bain marie (water bath) method to melt together the butter and the chocolate4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar and salt thoroughly, until the yellow color looks pale 8. Cook for 7-9 minutes. The cake with start to pull away slightly from the edge and feel dry on top but remain molten in the center - yum! Serving this deliciousness! Allow the hot ramekins to to sit just for 30 seconds, place a plate on top of it and then turn out. I wasn't expecting that it will come perfect, but to my surprise, it did! I served the molten chocolate with London Dairy Lite vanilla ice cream which is 79 calories per serving. And it was delicious! I must admit, this is not the healthiest recipe for chocolate fondant! This recipe, that gave me 4 ramekins, yielded 600 calories per one molten chocolate! Now the recipe was intended to make 8 servings, according to the Lindt website, so sharing it was a must. I know, Joey doesn't share food , but my ramekins were huge giving 679 calories (fondant + ice cream) to it had to be shared to give you 340 calories. Always, always, moderation is the key.  *Now after having half of this, go run for a straight 55 minutes! Bon appetite! |
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