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Ingredients

  • 4 ounces bitter chocolate
  • 3 tablespoons rum or brandy
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/4 pint fresh cream

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a double boiler or a slow oven, melt the chocolate carefully and stir in the rum or brandy.
  • Add the sugar.
  • Beat 4 egg yolks and stir them into mixture.
  • Beat the egg whites until they stand in peaks.
  • Set two extra yolks aside for use in some other dish such as scrambled eggs.
  • Gently fold the whites into the chocolate mixture until blended.
  • Pour the mixture into a buttered four-cup souffle dish.
  • Cook for 12 to 15 minutes.
  • The souffle should be risen but the inside center should be runny.
  • Serve with heavy cream, handed separately.