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Surprise chocolat recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 large fresh eggs
- 100 g caster sugar
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 50 g self-raising flour
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 50 ml coffee liqueur, such as Tia Maria
- 75 g walnuts, crushed
- 200 g jar chocolate spread, such as Nutella
- 400 g punnet strawberries, stalks removed
- 120 g bar milk chocolate, grated
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C (gas 4). Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and greatly increased in volume.
- Fold in the cocoa and flour without knocking out the air. Divide between five prepared individual tins or ramekins and bake for 20 minutes, then cool.
- Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in the coffee liqueur and most of the walnuts.
- Split the sponges and layer them with cream, strawberries and chocolate spread. Coat with the remaining cream and decorate with nuts, grated chocolate and strawberries.