Chocolate Fondants for Two

The other night my boyfriend and I were having a movie night and as I got to choose the film (a rubbish chick flick I can't even remember the name of - gotta love Netflix), he got to choose the food. So, at 10pm on a Friday night we were making chocolate fondants, and they were so so good! On Masterchef, it seems that every contestant tries to make a chocolate fondant and there is always a problem with them, so I didn't really have much faith in our late-night attempt, but they really are a lot easier than they look, and they look very impressive! 

Ingredients (for two people)

1tbsp melted butter

cocoa powder for dusting

50g dark chocolate

50g butter
50g caster sugar

1 egg

50g plain flour

Method

1. Brush two ramekins with half of the melted butter and put into the fridge to chill for about 20 minutes. Once the butter has cooled, brush the remaining butter on top and dust with cocoa powder and tap out any excess. 
2. In the microwave (or over a low heat in a saucepan) melt together the dark chocolate and the butter until it is smooth and runny. 
3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg with the sugar, sift in the flour and mix together until it is all combined. 
4. When the chocolate and butter mixture has cooled, add it to the flour, egg and sugar and mix until all of the ingredients have come together and you have a thick batter. Pour the fondant batter into the two prepared ramekins and place in the fridge to chill for a minimum of 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 180ºC while your ramekins are in the fridge.
5. Once the fondants have chilled, put onto a baking tray and into the oven for 13 minutes, until a light brown crust has formed and the fondants have come away from the sides of the ramekins. 
6. Leave the fondants for 1-2 minutes in the ramekins and then carefully remove them - I found running a knife on the inside of the ramekins and flipping them out on a plate was the easiest way to do this. 
7. Dust with icing sugar and enjoy! You could also serve with vanilla ice cream and/or salted caramel sauce.

I hope you enjoy this recipe - they honestly are a lot easier than people think!
They would make a fantastic dessert, so just multiply all of the quantities depending on how many you want to make. 

I have added this recipe to #CookBlogShare with SuperGolden Bakes