Cheat Day Chocolate Soufflé

With a gooey chocolatey centre and firm exterior, this great looking chocolate soufflé is the perfect dessert to make at home. It takes less than an hour to make and is ideal as an impressive dessert if you’re having guests over.

Instructions

Step 1

Let’s start by preparing the ramekins. Preheat the oven to 170°C, melt the butter in a pan and use it to brush the insides of the ramekins. Then put all of the granulated sugar in one of the ramekins and pour it into another ramekins using a twisting motion. This will make sure that the whole ramekin is coated in the sugar.

Step 2

Put your prepared ramekins to one side.

Step 3

Put the flour and butter in a bowl.

Step 4

Mix completely to form a paste.

Step 5

Put the milk and 40g of the caster sugar in a pan and bring to the boil.

Step 6

Once the milk has boiled, add the flour mixture to the pan.

Step 7

Whisk on a gentle heat.

Step 8

Continue whisking for 3-4 minutes until you have a thick paste.

Step 9

Gradually add the chopped chocolate and whisk together while the chocolate melts.

Step 10

Add the egg yolks and whisk until they’re fully incorporated and put the mixture to one side.

Step 11

Now for the meringue. Put the egg whites and cream of tartar in a bowl. You can either use a stand mixer or a hand mixer.

Step 12

Start on a slow speed and gradually increase until you get soft peaks.