I Love Chocolate!

Hey all,
Every once and a while you feel the need you MUST have chocolate.
I made a Mini Chocolate Fudge cake, with raspberry coulis and a rich chocolate ganache.
Enjoy :)






Ingredients:

• *1/2 cup boiling water
• *1/2 cup cocoa powder
• *3/4 cup caster sugar
• *1/3 cup ground hazelnuts
• *1/3 cup plain flour, sifted
• *80g dark chocolate, melted
• *2 eggs, separated
• Raspberry Coulis:
• *1 cup frozen raspberries
• *1/4 cup caster sugar
• *tbsp lemon juice
• Chocolate Ganache:
• *1/4 cup thickened cream
• *100g dark chocolate, chopped finely 
• *icing sugar, to serve

Method:

1. Preheat the to 180 degrees, line a 6 hole muffin tray with oven muffin cases

2. Combine boiling water and cocoa in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add sugar, hazelnut, flour, chocolate and egg yolks. Stir until combined.

3.Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into chocolate mixture.Fill the cases 2/3 full with the mixture.

4.Bake for 15 minutes or until moist crumbs cling to the skewer when inserted 

5.Make the chocolate ganache: Place the cream in a saucepan over low-med heat until just starts to simmer , remove from heat and add the chocolate. Stir until chocolate is melted.

6. Make the raspberry Coulis: Place the raspberries , sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan over med heat, stir until sugar has dissolved then cover and simmer for a further 8 minutes.

7. Unwrap the Chocolate cake and place on a plate, dollop the ganache on top followed by the raspberry coulis.