in the kitchen
Ingredients
- 200 g 70% dark chocolate, chopped
- 5 eggs, separated
- 30 g caster sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 100 ml double cream, softly whipped
- Dark chocolate shavings to serve
Method
1
Melt chocolate over a bain-marie. Cool to body temperature.
2
Whisk egg yolks into the chocolate one by one.
3
Beat whites with salt to soft peaks, add sugar and beat to stiff peaks.
4
Fold one third of whites into chocolate to loosen, then fold in the remainder and the whipped cream gently. Spoon into glasses and chill 3 hours minimum.