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 Desserts
Recipes - Double Chocolate Flan Recipe
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Dessert Recipes - Double Chocolate Flan Recipe
Ingredients
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15 ml/1 tbsp powdered
gelatin
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60 ml/4 tbsp cold water
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150 ml/2/3 cup boiling
water
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2.5 ml/1/2 tsp instant
coffee powder or granules
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225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain
(semi-sweet) chocolate
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2.5 ml/1/2 tsp vanilla
essence (extract)
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2 eggs, separated
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50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup
caster (superfine) sugar
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1 Chocolate Plan Case,
baked
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150 ml/2/3 cup whipping
cream
Method:
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Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water in a bowl
and leave to soften for 5 minutes. Add the boiling
water and stir until completely dissolved.
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Stir in the coffee. Melt half the chocolate in a
bowl over a pan of hot water or in the microwave.
Gradually stir in the hot gelatin liquid and vanilla
essence.
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Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale
and stir into the mixture. Leave until cold and on
the point of setting.
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Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the
chocolate mixture. Turn into the flan case (pie
shell) and chill until completely set.
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Melt 75 g/3 oz/3/4 cup of the remaining chocolate in
a bowl as before. Whip the cream until peaking, then
whisk in the melted chocolate.
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Use to swirl all over the top of the flan and grate
the remaining chocolate over to decorate.
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