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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

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C (gas 4). Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and greatly increased in volume.
  2. 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.
  3. Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in the coffee liqueur and most of the walnuts.
  4. 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.