Chocolate Pots

[carolegif]

I am looking for an easy recipe for hot chocolate pots. Has anyone got a favourite that works please?

Thanks

[humbersloop]

Depending on how purist you are OP, these are either
a) a complete cop-out or
b) a doddle

But they work for me!

http://www.devilishh.com/

[EcclesCake]

When you say hot chocolate pots are you talking about the type of chocolate sponge that has a runny centre, AKA a chocolate fondant?

[woofgang]

I thought this tasted gross..its not hot either.
If you want to do a cold dessert, then do a simple ganache and flavour it. basically ganache is double cream melted together with an equal amount of chocolate.google for a recipe. The techniquey bit is not splitting the cream or making the chocolate go grainy, the secret is very very gentle melting over a slow bain marie and having the ingredients at warm room temp before you start.

[woofgang]

sorry, eccles popped up, it was the devilish pudding i thought tasted gross

[humbersloop]

>>> slinks away in shame...

[EcclesCake]

Assuming it is a fondant recipe you want I suggest you try St Delia's http://www.deliaonlin...ocolate-puddings.html

Making fondants and getting the melting centre is difficult because there are so many variables; size of dariole mould, temperature of mixture, actual temperature of oven (which isn't necessarily what it says on the dial). Delia addresses most of these with the exception of oven temp variation.

Humbersloop, if you are slinking away to the supermarket try the Gu choc puds, they are good, and often appear in my basket when on offer!

[EcclesCake]

No need to apologise Woofgang...I've never come across Devilishh puds.

[humbersloop]

Thanks eccles, will do.

[woofgang]

humbersloop, no offence was intended..different folk have different tastes. I agree about Gu though......

[humbersloop]

Nooo woof, certainly none taken. :)

Sometimes I'll happily spend hours doing complicated things in the kitchen, e.g currently revving up for spun sugar.

And sometimes - like most of us I reckon - I'll just open a packet.

[woofgang]

omg humbersloop,cover your hair.....

[tonyav]

humbersloop, spun sugar is that candyfloss ?.

[EcclesCake]

OMG, sugar work...it's not just hair that needs to be covered, especially if trying to create Angels Hair where you are drawing long, fine filaments back and forth. Cupboards, work surfaces and especially floors are going to get smothered.

Bitter experience has taught me to be more restrained, in my own kitchen at least, I'm not so fussy when I have someone to clear up behind me!

[woofgang]

do it in the garden?

[woofgang]

<smug grin> I have got a candyfloss machine

[tonyav]

Oh ok, it is candyfloss then.

[B00]

Couldn't get much simpler than this one....

http://www.instructab...inute-Chocolate-Cake/

[patsieann]

Gordon Ramsey's "Chocolate Fondant" recipe is foolproof. Google it ....it's bound to come up. You can freeze this recipe before cooking and cook it for 16 minutes from frozen ...so really useful for dinner party. Works every time. Lovely hot chocolate pudding with oozy chocolate centre.