Chocolate Souffle

Chocolate Souffle


1. Butter a soufflé dish and dust with sugar, tapping out excess.

2. Preheat oven to 430F.

3. Melt chocolate and stir until smooth.

4. Whisk butter into hot chocolate; add yolks and combine well.

5. Beat egg whites until frothy.

6. Beat in sugar gradually, and beat until whites hold stiff peaks.

7. Lighten chocolate mixture with ¼ of the whites, and then gently fold in remaining whites (a few white streaks may show, and this is not a problem).

8. Pour into prepared dish.

9. Put dish in slightly larger baking pan and add enough hot water in second pan to reach 1/3 up the side of the soufflé dish.

10. Bake for 40 minutes (center will be very soft).

11. Give a light dusting of icing sugar over top, bring to table immediately.

12. Serve with Whipped Cream.

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