Today is World Chocolate Day and to celebrate, the Downstairs Cook invites you to share in her recipe for Chocolate Souffle, via Mrs Beeton. Nothing could be more indulgent than a light, richly flavoured and velvety soufflé, so without further ado, here it is:
Chocolate Souffle
Ingredients for a moderate souffle
4 eggs
1 teaspoonful flour
3 teaspoonfuls flour
90g of the best chocolate, grated
Break the eggs,separating the whites from the yolks and put them into separate basins. Add the sugar, flour and chocolate to the yolks and stir for 5 minutes. Then whisk the egg whites in the other basin until they are stiff and when firm, mix lightly with the egg yolks until the whole forms a smooth aand light substance. Butter a round souffle or cake tim, put in the mixture and bake in a moderate oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Pin a white napkin around the tin, strew sifted sugar over the top of the souffle and immediatelly send it to the table. If allowed to stand after it comes from the oven it will be entirely spoiled, as it falls almost immediately.
This recipe, along with over 100 others is included in the upcoming publication The Downstairs Cook: Favourite Recipes which will shortly be available as an ebook via Amazon
