300g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped 3 eggs 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar 1 tbs good-quality cocoa

powder, sifted 300 l thicke!ed crea , plus e"tra whipped crea to ser#e $rated chocolate, to ser#e

%ethod

1.

&tep 1
'lace the chocolate i! a heatproof bowl o#er a pa! of ge!tly si let the bowl touch the water)) &tir u!til elted) *e o#e bowl fro aside to cool slightly) eri!g water (do!(t heat a!d set

2.

&tep +
'lace eggs a!d sugar i! a large bowl a!d beat with electric beaters for 5 i!utes, or u!til i"ture is pale, thick a!d doubled i! #olu e) ,old i! cooled chocolate a!d cocoa powder u!til co bi!ed)

3.

&tep 3
-! a separate bowl, whip crea u!til thicke!ed (be careful !ot to o#er-beat)) .se a large etal spoo! to carefully fold the crea i!to the chocolate i"ture, tryi!g to keep the i"ture as light as possible) &poo! i!to / ser#i!g glasses a!d chill i! fridge for at least 1 hour) *e o#e fro fridge 15 i!utes before ser#i!g, the! top with e"tra whipped crea a!d grated chocolate to ser#e) 0dd your fa#ourite spirit) 1o keep it ,re!ch, go for 2og!ac (or a!other quality bra!dy) or $ra!d %ar!ier, addi!g 1 tablespoo! to the elti!g chocolate) ,or a fla#our twist, add a tablespoo! of #a!illa e"tract to the chocolate as it elts) 2hocolate a!d coffee ake a great pairi!g, so try addi!g two tablespoo!s of prepared stro!g black coffee to the chocolate whe! elti!g) ,or a cool treat, ser#e the ousse as a se ifreddo free3e for about 3 hours (but do!(t free3e solid))