Orange and Chocolate Soufflé Recipe

  
 

Chocolate Desserts Recipe - Orange and Chocolate Soufflé

Ingredients

  • oil for greasing

  • 1/3 cup (85ml) cocoa powder

  • 1 3/4 cups (440ml) milk

  • 3 large eggs, separated

  • finely grated rind and juice of 1 orange

  • 1/3 cup (85ml) sugar

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) powdered gelatine

  • 1/4 cup (50ml) hot water

  • 1 1/4 cups (310ml) whipping cream

  • 2 oz (60g) dark or baking chocolate, grated

Method:

  1. Place a double band of waxed paper around a 3 1/2 cup (875ml) soufflé dish to come 2 inches (5cm) above rim, and tie it securely with string. Very lightly grease dish and waxed paper.

  2. Place cocoa with milk in a pan. Bring to a boil, stirring. Blend egg yolks with orange rind, juice and sugar and stir in chocolate milk. Return mixture to pan and stir over gently heat until custard thickens. Remove from heat.

  3. Dissolve gelatine in 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water. Mix with custard, then cool quickly until just beginning to set.

  4. Whip half the cream until just thick. Whisk egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold cream into custard, then fold in egg whites. Transfer mixture to prepared soufflé dish. Leave to set completely.

  5. Remove paper band from the set soufflé. Press grated chocolate around exposed sides of soufflé. Whip the remaining cream and pipe on top , decorate with chocolate curls.