Mini Chocolate Fondants

Today we went shopping for the last of our Christmas presents, including each others. We weren't really going to give presents... until we went in a fantastic shop in Brighton. It has discounted bits for the house, including the kitchen and the stuff is great prices. There was so much that I could have got in that shop but Gary kept me to a few items, one of these was a mini muffin tin. Earlier in the week I had seen the Hairy Bikers Christmas party and there was a recipe that I wanted to try using this tin, Mini Chocolate Fondants.

It's quite a straightforward recipe which involves mixing together the egg, flour and sugar. Melting the chocolate and butter and then combining the 2. I was surprised that it only used egg whites but I guess this makes for a lighter mixture.

The recipe made 72 mini fondants in my case but according to the website it describes 60, so bonus 12 I got there!! When I got them out the tin I thought they were such cute little sponges. I wanted them to have a soft gooey inside but I think leaving them to cool meant that this firmed up. It was softer just not as gooey as perhaps I would like. Maybe if I cooked them for a bit less time this happen, we'll see next time I try them.

Not got a gooey centre but a little softer

They came out the tin beautifully, which made my life very easy, and I had 2 racks of cooling fondants to tempt Gary with!!

Lots of cooling fondants

The topping is a marscapone, cream and sugar mixture which is divided in half and one half vanilla, one chocolate. I used two piping bags and combined these through a star nozzle to create the half and half look. The first tip I used was too small and struggled to get the mixture through, the second tip I used worked much better. It was much larger and the mixture came through easily.

Finished mini fondants

These little bites are delicious, they are a great little bite and a good size for a party. The topping balances the intensity of the bottom and lightens it nicely providing a little chocolate hit in the chocolatey top. I'm looking forward to making another batch of these soon and experimenting with the timing of the cooking. I hope they are enjoyed by others as much as we enjoyed them.