Chocolate flan or, as it is also called, chocolate fondant is a very popular French dessert. It is nothing but a chocolate muffin , which has a baked crispy crust and a liquid core. When it is cut, chocolate flows out from within like a volcanic lava.
The story of his creation is interesting - it is believed that this dessert was invented quite by accident, just the cook got the cupcakes out of the oven too early. As a result, they did not get baked, and the middle remained raw. That's so straightforward and this delicious dessert turned out, which became so popular. Below we will tell you how to make a chocolate flan at home, because it's simple, fast and very tasty.
Chocolate flan - recipe
Ingredients:
- chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 75% - 200 g;
- butter 72.5% fat content - 110 g;
- eggs of chicken - 2 pieces;
- wheat flour - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- brown sugar - 50 g;
- egg yolks - 3 pieces;
- salt - pinch.
Preparation
Chocolate we break into pieces and melt it in a water bath. Add a soft butter and continue to melt, stirring until the mass becomes completely homogeneous. After that, we set it aside and cool it. Meanwhile, whisk yolks and eggs with the addition of sugar until homogeneity. Slowly introduce the resulting egg mixture into the chocolate mass. Pour in the flour and add a small pinch of salt. Quickly mix everything with a fork until uniform. Lubricate the molds lightly with a creamy butter and stir the flour. And you can also squeeze cocoa. Now pour out the dough, filling the forms with about 2/3. The oven is heated to 200 degrees. Send it to our chocolate flan minutes for 10 minutes. There is an interesting moment here - we need the stenochki to be baked, but inside it remains semi-liquid. That's why it's important not to overexpose the products in the oven. And you need to serve dessert warm.
Warm chocolate cake with liquid filling
Ingredients:
- black chocolate - 100 g;
- softened butter 72.5% fat content - 60 g;
- powdered sugar - 50 g;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- almond flour - 30 g;
- wheat flour - 30 g;
- cocoa powder 20 g;
- cognac or rum - 20 ml.
Preparation
Black chocolate is cut with a knife or simply broken into small pieces, we put it into a dry bowl and put it on a water bath. It should be ensured that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the container with chocolate. Melt the chocolate, periodically mixing it. When he completely acquires a liquid consistency, pour in cognac or rum. In a hot chocolate mass, put the softened butter and gently mix until it dissolves completely. Pour the powdered sugar and mix well. One introduces raw chicken eggs, not forgetting to mix well each time. After that, pour the wheat flour, cocoa and mix again. If there is almond flour, then pour it on. You can also use
Now the molds are lubricated lightly with butter, we tink off with sifted flour or cocoa and spread the dough over them. It should occupy about 2/3 of the total. We send them to the oven, which was preheated to 220 degrees. We bake our muffins 5-7 minutes. Then we take them out, let them stand in the molds for another 5 minutes and then extract them. To the middle came out liquid, it's important not to overexpose the chocolate flan in the oven, otherwise the usual chocolate cakes will turn out, although very tasty. But the idea was different! Warm chocolate flan perfectly harmonizes with ice cream . Bon Appetit!