Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 200 g dark chocolate, chopped (eating chocolate)
  • 50 g butter, chopped
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 7 egg whites
  • 14 cup caster sugar, extra
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Method

  • Grease ten 1/2 cup ovenproof dishes with softened butter.
  • Place sugar in one of the dishes, turn dish to coat base and side.
  • Tip excess sugar into next dish, repeat with all dishes.
  • Place dishes on oven tray.
  • Combine chocolate and butter in large heatproof bowl over pan of simmering water, ensuring that water does not touch bottom of bowl, stir until melted.
  • Remove bowl from heat, stir in egg yolks.
  • Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form, gradually add extra sugar, beating until dissolved.
  • Using a balloon whisk, gently fold half of the egg-white mixture into chocolate mixture, then gently fold in the remainder of the egg-white mixture.
  • Divide souffle mixture among dishes.
  • Bake uncovered for about 12 minutes in preheated oven to moderately hot 180C.