My friend Alison came to visit Paris all the way from Malaysia. We’ve been online friends for a couple of years now, and now we’re IRL (in real life) friends too!
Look! Alison is in my city! Isn’t she purty?
Of course we had their family over for dinner, and when I asked for requests, she mentioned that her husband is a big fan of chocolate fondant. (Lava cake! I finally realised that’s what it is). Fondant comes from the verb fondre, which means to melt. You know – fondu! Melted cheese!
Fondant is melting. Melting chocolate. That’s what we’re making today.
I was intimidated because it seemed hard to get the interior to be truly fondant, so I spent some time researching a number of recipes. I did a trial run earlier in the day to see if my combination of the recipes would work, and voila!
Not only is it fondant, it’s super easy! Anyone can do it!
Preheat the oven to 180°C (375°F). Line 6 ramekins with butter, and cut a little circle of wax paper to stick at the bottom so that the fondant will slip out easily. Butter that too.
Ignore the unseemly glob of butter over on the edge there. I used disposable ones, but I also used a porcelain one to show you that you can use either one.
Melt 200 grams of dark chocolate (52%) with 120 grams of butter in a double boiler.
Whisk 4 eggs and 1/2 cup of sugar in a bowl.
(The pictures are from my trial run with the recipe halved).
Pour the melted chocolate in and whisk together.
Add two tablespoons of flour. I used potato flour as a GF substitute.
And that’s it! Pour the mixture into the ramekins. And for the touche finale, add a teaspoon of Nutella in the centre.
Cover it up with the batter so it’s not visible.
Into the oven it goes for 10 minutes exactly.
Here it is! Ooey -gooey served in a porcelain ramekin.
Ooey-gooey flipped (carefully) upside down on a plate, and then (carefully) flipped right-side up.
I made this last minute while we were all digesting the cheese course.
And it was a piece of warm, melted, chocolatey heaven, shared between friends.
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 120 g butter (just over 4 oz)
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 T flour - GF or regular
- 6 t Nutella
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 375°F.
- Butter 6 ramekins and cut a wax paper circle to fit in the bottom.
- Melt butter and chocolate in double broiler.
- Whisk eggs and sugar.
- Add melted chocolate mix.
- Add flour and stir together.
- Pour into ramekins and add a teaspoon of Nutella in the centre of each.
- Bake for 10 minutes exactly.
Yum. This made me purr a little. Love the pics of Alison, too. She IS purty. 🙂
Andrea recently posted…As Charged
Hey that’s me in the same post as chocolate, how apt!!!
The cake was absolutely divine, my husband loved it, thank you.
Alison recently posted…A Friend in France
Um YUM! Licking my screen.
tracy@sellabitmum recently posted…One Last Chance
ooey gooey AND gluten free. awesome 😉
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That looks yummy! And pretty darn easy, too! I want to come to your house. 🙂
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I’m so glad you got to meet Alison! (I want to meet both of you) – and if that recipe is not pin-worthy, then I don’t know what is 🙂
Kerstin @ Auer Life recently posted…Thank You, Canada
This looks delicious. I had no idea it would be that easy to make.
Jennifer recently posted…The Hutch
Oh this looks so yummy! I always thought that this would be too difficult for me but you have given me hope that maybe I could do it. 🙂
And how fun that you and Alison (and your families) got to hang out!
Kim@Co-Pilot Mom recently posted…In Writing
Oh yummy-ness! Gluten free too? 😀 Oh my.
Alison looks so pretty! Love seeing pictures of your meet up on Alison’s Facebook page.
Yum!!! Yes, please. 🙂
Mama D recently posted…Growl
Oh my word. Can I have this for breakfast? Can I come visit you and have you make this for me (for breakfast or otherwise)? SO happy you got to hang out with Alison. 🙂
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Lovelovelove that the two of you were together and lovelovelove you for sharing this recipe! OMG, yum!
Galit Breen recently posted…So This is Marriage
I love molten chocolate cakes. On this side of the pond, people only think of fondant as icing. I never really considered the root word! And nutella in the center is, of course, brilliant!
Carolyn recently posted…Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Confession: I’ve never tried to make Chocolate Fondant. I’m afraid it wont’t work…
Who knew I could be such a culinary coward.
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Wow, that looks amazing, Jenny. So glad you and Alison got to meet!
Kiran recently posted…Do You Want to Build a Gay Snowman?
Oh my wow– YUM. Pinning this asap. What are your thoughts on coconut flour? Same amount you think?
Nina recently posted…Friday Finds: Scary Mommy, Book Clubs, Real Food, and More
Hi Nina,
No you can’t use coconut flour. That’s a whole different beast, which soaks up liquids like crazy, needs twice as many eggs, and changes the taste to boot. What you could do as an alternative if you want to stick to the gluten free is try corn starch in its place, or half corn starch, half ground almonds. But I might be tempted to try the corn starch first, since it’s only 2T.
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Good to know. Thank you! FYI: this recipe is PERFECT for Passover (but with the potato starch, not the corn starch.)
Nina recently posted…Friday Finds: Scary Mommy, Book Clubs, Real Food, and More
Oh! Tell me why! Because of potatoes? It sounds familiar, like potatoes should have something to do with it, but I have no idea why that is.
I love knowing more about your history – how your friend influenced you in your faith. 🙂 (from HerStories)
ladyjennie recently posted…Friday Wrap-Up
Thank you! (re: Herstories)
For the week of Passover, you can’t eat wheat, barley, spelt, rye, or oats (and no corn either in many parts of the Jewish community during Passover). Here’s a little explanation–though it’s probably more than you want. It’s a MAJOR part of Passover though if you’re ever interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chametz
Nina recently posted…Friday Finds: Scary Mommy, Book Clubs, Real Food, and More
Decedent. Oh, My.
And seeing Alison is like seeing a movie star. WOW.
I hope you girls talked non-stop! xxx
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So, so excited that you got to meet Alison!!! I’ll bet that was so much fun to finally get to see and hear each other and just chat!
I am equally excited about this recipe. I have just printed, and am about to pin, and as soon as I get back to the store (out of nutella!) I will make this.
YUMMY.
Alexa recently posted…Delicious Gluten Free Pizza
Having trouble handling those photos. Yum!
Ok, here is my creepy/stalker but not at all creepy/stalker story. Last night I had a dream that I visited Alison in Malaysia and we partied together. It was awesome, except in my dream self I was geographically confused and searching for the Alps. And my son had soiled his diaper at a party we were at.
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That’s so funny! I dream about blogging friends too, so I don’t think it’s stalkerish at all. My son did soil his diaper when we were at an expensive restaurant on Mont St Michel. I had to bathe him in the restroom sink. 🙂
I am jealous.
I also dislike chocolate.
How cool is it to meet people you have been writing with in real life!!!
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