Recipe: Gooey dark chocolate and ginger pudding

Ingredients

150g dark chocolate, roughly chopped

20g (2 tbsp) butter

4 large eggs, separated

10ml (2 tsp) ginger, finely grated

10ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract

90g (½ cup) sugar

15ml (1 tbsp) flour

1 whole piece of ginger, to garnish (optional)

Fresh custard, to serve

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 20cm ovenproof dish.

2. Melt the chocolate and butter over very low heat then set aside to cool for a few minutes.

3. Whisk the 4 egg yolks into the melted chocolate mixture, followed by the ginger, vanilla extract, sugar and flour.

4. Whisk the 4 egg whites until they reach soft peak stage. Fold them into the egg and chocolate mixture and pour the mixture into the greased dish. Thinly slice the ginger to garnish the top.

5. Bake until slightly risen but still gooey in the centre, about 10 – 12 minutes.

6. Serve with the fresh custard.

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