CHOCOLATE & ALMOND PUDS WITH BOOZY HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Chocolate & almond puds with boozy hot chocolate sauce image

These make-ahead puds are easy, but look glamorous

Provided by James Martin

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

50g butter , softened, plus extra for the moulds
25g toasted flaked almonds , chopped
50g caster sugar
1 egg
25g self-raising flour
25g ground almonds
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 scoops vanilla ice cream, to serve
50g dark chocolate
2 tbsp butter
125ml double cream
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp Disaronno (amaretto)

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter 2 x 150ml dariole moulds, scatter in the flaked almonds so they stick to the base and sides and put on a small baking tray. Beat the butter, sugar, egg, flour, ground almonds and cocoa powder together, then divide between the moulds. Bake for 20-25 mins until a skewer comes out clean.
Meanwhile, for the sauce, melt all the ingredients in a small pan and keep warm.
Carefully turn the cakes out of their moulds and sit on 2 plates (the same way up as they baked). Serve with vanilla ice cream, the hot chocolate sauce, espressos and a splash more Disaronno.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1144 calories, Fat 92 grams fat, SaturatedFat 46 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 66 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 54 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 0.77 milligram of sodium