Baked Chocolate Custard (Secret Recipe Club)

Its time for another Secret Recipe Club post! This one was ridiculously last minute because of exams, rehearsals and a trip to Sydney for a three day workshop (and then post-workshop coma), but its here! This month I was assigned to Lavender and Lime, run by the lovely Tandy, and I had a really great time sifting through all of the posts, but I kept coming back to this custard. Which was odd considering I don't normally go for sweet things, but it seemed so delicious.

I am not the kind of girl to own ramekins, so I did batches in a smaller ovenproof dish I already own, and it still worked out perfectly! The only problem was that I found it super difficult to photograph well, so I strongly recommend you head to Tandy's blog and check out her amazing photograph! I'm sure the photo was 90% of my motivation to make this. I grated some chocolate on the top but in this weather chocolate doesn't really grate, it melts between your fingers and the grater. It still tastes great though!

BAKED CHOCOLATE CUSTARD
Serves 6
Total time commitment: 45 minutes (25 minutes baking)
Recipe from Lavender and Lime

100g dark chocolate
515ml milk
100g sugar
6 eggs

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Over a double boiler, melt the chocolate with 15ml milk. When smooth, add to a saucepan with 500ml milk and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat for a bit.

2. Whisk eggs and sugar together until pale and thick. Gradually add milk, continuing to whisk.

3. Place 6 large ramekins into a bain marie (see this post for help) and bake for 25 minutes.

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To see other great recipes from this month's Secret Recipe Club, follow the links below!

Hot Buttered Fluffy Pretzels   Kris Kringle Fudge Cookies   Cheddar Garlic Biscuits   Oreo Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookies   Tarragon Chicken with Quick Roasted Garlic   Korean Shingo Pear Butter   Quinoa Cakes with Poached Egg   Peppermint Bark   Two-Tone Ganache Sandwich Cookies   Shrimp Crostini w/Artichoke Tapenade   Cinnamon Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake   Gammie K's Cookies   Pumpkin Granola   Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies   Key Lime Fudge   Peppermint Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting   Creamy Pasta with Beef   Pumpkin Alfredo   Croissant French Toast with Strawberry Syrup   Crispy Panko-Coated Ranch Chicken Thighs   Chewy Pumpkin Spice Molasses Cookies   Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups   Portuguese Chicken and Rice   Crustless Quiche   Korean Egg Toast   Cake Mix Cinnamon Brownie   Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie   Cookies in a Jar   Peanut Butter Cookies   Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas   Spicy Vegetable Corn and Bean Soup   Gingerbread Cups   Honey Apple Chicken Salad   Cinnamon Apple Pie   Quinoa Pudding   Rolo Cookies   Cranberry-Chutney   South Western Chicken Wraps   Cheddar Bay Biscuits   Potato Tart with Bacon, Gruyere, Mozzarella   Stuffed Tomatoes   Rustic Cinnamon Pear Tart   Low-Fat Healthy Deviled Eggs   Pumpkin Bundt Cake   White Beans and Spinach   Asian Steak and Noodle Salad   Spiced Cocoa Snowflakes   Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cake   Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies   Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate   Andes Creme De Menthe Cookies   Baked Chocolate Custard   Panna Cotta with Berry Compote   Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars   Roasted Garlic Flatbread   Caramel Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars   Rosemary Bread   Apple Pie with Cheese Crust   Kale, Leek and Ricotta Crostata   Honey Cocoa Almond Butter

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