Fast chocolate souffle

What is a souffle?

Chocolate souffle is one of my absolute favorites. But it is not the easiest thing to make. If you watch any cocking show, the biggest challenge is almost always as they call it - The Dreaded Souffle.

Some people mistake it with Lava cake, which is similar in texture and effect, but is not as hard to make. Lava cake is usually taken out of the baking mold and turned upside down. Souffle, on the other hand, will puff down if you try to take it out. Some say, it will puff down even if you shut the oven door a little harder.

For best results, here are some preparation tips:

• if you have a preheat function on your oven, use it,
• ceramic molds are better than any other kind (plastic, paper...),
• don't expect to became a master chef with a single try,
• once it is in the oven don't touch it till it's done.

Keeping all that in mind, here is the list of ingredients you will need.

Ingredients:

• 220g dark chocolate (you can add milk or white, but then you have to reduce the amount of sugar)
• 250g butter
• 4 eggs
• 160g custard sugar
• 120g flour

Preparation:

1. Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl, over the preheated pot with water.
2. In a separate bowl, mix eggs with sugar.
3. When the first mixture is smooth and consistent, mix the two together with constant stirring.
4. Continue stirring while adding flour.
5. Pore the mixture into the molds.
6. Bake in the preheated oven on 200 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes (this time is for standard size molds, if you are using smaller ones 6 to 8 minutes, if you are using larger ones 10 to 12 minutes). 

When done you can serve this delicious treats with vanilla ice cream on the side, and once you perfect the basic recipe you can experiment with the flavours. Try a hint of chilly, for example or a dash of cinnamon. You won't regret it.

Enjoy!