Chocolate Desserts Recipe - Ice Mountain

Ingredients

• 8 oz (225g) dark or semisweet baking chocolate

• 3 tbsp (45ml) sugar

• 3-4 tbsp (45-60ml) lime juice cordial

• 1/2 lb (225g) plain sponge cake

• 2 eggs, separated

• 1 cup (250ml) whipping cream

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Method:

1. Reserve 2 squares of chocolate and melt the rest with sugar and lime cordial in a bowl over pan of hot water.

2. Meanwhile, slice sponge cake thinly and use some slices to line a 6-cup (1.5 L) bowl or pudding basin. Fill in gaps with pieces of cake cut to fit.

3. When chocolate has melted, let it cool slightly and then beat in egg yolks. Whisk egg whites until stiff. In a separate bowl, whisk half the cream until it forms firm peaks. Blend chocolate with whipped cream, then fold in beaten egg whites.

4. Spoon some chocolate mixture into the bowl so that cake on the bottom is well covered. Arrange a layer of cake on top, again filling gaps, and coat it with a little of the chocolate. Repeat process, ending with sponge cake, until all chocolate has been used up.

5. Place a plate, the same size as top of bowl, on top. press it down with weights and leave pudding in refrigerator for a day.

6. Whip remaining cream. Ease a knife down sides of bowl and turn pudding out on a serving plate. Spread whipped cream over pudding. Grate reserved chocolate and sprinkle it over the top.