050 – Chocolate Bites – Valentines Special

Ingredients :

10 oz of dark chocolate
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of flour
8 tablespoons of butter
3 eggs
A pinch of salt
1 pound of strawberries
1/3 cup of powdered sugar
2 tablespoons of orange blossom water

Directions :

1- Melt the chocolate in a ‘bain marie’ (boiling water below and a container with chocolate on top) and add the butter.
2- Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. Make sure that the egg whites dont contain any drops from the egg yolks, otherwise it will not foam if whipped.
3- Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until you get an off-white mixture.
4- Incorporate the chocolate mixture to the egg yolk mixture. Mix well.
5- Add the flour and salt. Mix well.
6- Beat the white eggs until they triple their volume and you end up with a white thick foam. Make sure that the beater is clean and dry.
7- Gently incorporate the white eggs foam into the chocolate mixture.
8- Put a wax paper on your baking pan and place the baking cups. Fill the baking cups with the chocolate batter.
9- Preheat your oven at 400 degrees, and bake the chocolate bites for 10 minutes.

Steps to prepare the strawberry sauce:

1- Mix the strawberries, sugar, and orange blossom water until you get a thick puree.
Tip: experiment with different temperatures and times to get you ideal consistency of this cake. If you prefer a chocolate bite with a fudgy center, then bake it at 360 degrees for 10 minutes.

Serving:

Serve the chocolate bites with the strawberry sauce and whipped cream. Enjoy!