Black and White Warm Chocolate Cake
It runs in my family to be compulsive chocolate hoarders. This disease is particularly evident around Christmas and Easter time – or more specifically, the days following Christmas and Easter when holiday chocolates start to see a decline in prices. Our first instinct is to buy as much chocolate as we can. In fact, one day, many many months after Easter, my sister took me aside and showed me that she had hid boxes and boxes of Lindt’s Lindor Balls under her bed. Apparently she had purchased them in an after Easter sale and had been slowly savouring them – eating one Lindt ball a day!
Lindor is part of Lindt’s chocolate collection where delicious chocolate enrobes a smooth filling. Once you bite into the outer shell, the filling starts to melt.
When Sarah from Lindt Australia sent through a lovely box of Lindor Chocolate squares, I knew immediately what I wanted to make of them. Inspired by the Lindor range, I wanted to make a dessert that had an outer shell and a rich and gooey center, similar to the taste sensation of eating a Lindor chocolate of course!
- Lindor White Chocolate
This warm chocolate cake, also commonly known as a Fondant, was adapted from Gordon Ramsay. It was a dessert served in one of the episodes of the F word. It is my “go-to” recipe when I have chocolate loving guests. It’s very easy to make – takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and- you can make this ahead of time, spoon the chocolate batter in the molds and bake it 15 minutes before you want to serve dessert. It is fool-proof. Honest!
Black and White Warm Chocolate Cake
Do you get inspiration from the weirdest conversations? I do! As I was contemplating on this dessert, I was chatting with one of my friends and mentioned that I had sent an email to someone we both knew some weeks ago and despite constant follow ups, I still had not received anything back. She said to me “Don’t bother asking Mrs. XX for anything – the inbox of Mrs. XX is like the black hole. Once you send something, don’t ever expect to get it back!”
A-ha!
So I dropped some white Lindor squares into the chocolate “black hole” and watch it sink into that chocolatey darkness before baking. And, unlike Mrs. XX’s inbox – while the Lindor squares were a gooey, delicious and molten mass after baking, I did manage to get all that white chocolate back!
Black and White Warm Chocolate Cake
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50 grams unsalted butter, plus extra to grease
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2 teaspoons cocoa powder, to dush
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50 grams good quality bitter chocolate (I used the Lindt blocks 70%), cut in pieces
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1 egg yolk
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1 egg
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60 grams caster sugar
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50 grams flour
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4 Lindor squares
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Whipped Cream or Ice Cream to serve
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Preheat the oven to 160C (fan forced)
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Butter two ramekins (about 7.5 cm in diameter) then dust with cocoa powder, shake out the excess
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Melt the chocolate and butter in a heat proof bowl in the microwave, around 20 seconds. Stir to combine until fully incorporated.
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Using an electric whisk, whisk the egg yolk and egg and sugar together until pale and thick, then add the chocolate mixture. Fold in the flour and divide the chocolate mixture between the ramekins.
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Drop in the Lindor squares and allow to sink completely into the chocolate mixture (if you don’t it will melt too quickly). You can help the batter out by spooning some more chocolate mixture to cover.
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Bake in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
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Turn the fondants out on to plates. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.
Adapted from Gordon Ramsay's recipe
Trissalicious 
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It is my absolute FAVOURITE! As I just started my blog, it was the first recipe I put up. It sure is fool proof. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! 😀
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I do love this simple dessert, and the addition of Lindt makes it even better. One of my favourite chocolate, hands down! (Oh, I’ve done the post-easter chocolate hording, too – popped to the shops yesterday, in fact!)
First of all, I love the way you think! Both the original choice of a molten cake similar to the truffle’s texture and then the addition of white chocolate are so inspired. What a great recipe to always have on hand.
oh wow! Trissa you’re tempting me..I haven’t made this in a long time or any chocolate cake because I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop eating until I’m sure there’s nothing left… I can eat four of this in one sitting 😛
Oh my goodness, this is so sinfully delicious, it should be illegal. And those photos – oh those photos. You really know how to capture the rapture.
Chocolate hoarders? You’re my kind of people! This cake looks wonderful – I want to bite into it right now.
I like the recipe cause I don t have to make a large recipe of chocolate cake… Good for a craving only…. Will try it today …, let you know
this cake is the reason why sinful was invented… 😉
This is so stunning. A dessert fit for a Queen. I love that you took something that everyone has seen before and made it unique and new again. Gorgeous.
A truly mouthwatering dessert, thanks for the recipe!
This is definitely my kind of cake. Love molten lava cakes, but never thought of using white chocolate inside. Thanks for the idea.
Yep, inspiration comes from the weirdest of places….and thats the beauty, to make the connection between 2 unrelated things. I love fondants……and I must try this…..soon. Maybe tomorrow. I need to head back to read the ingredients list!
Wow….this looks quite out of the chocolate world….gooey, moist and utterly delicious. I would have great fun licking!
I will usually like mine without the white choc, that is because I have not tried anything like that before.
delish!
You have a great blog here! Your pictures are amazing. We made our first molten lava cake for Valentine’s Day this year. I like the idea of mixing the two chocolates.
Oh man I’m so envious of all these blogger’s getting Lindt! What a perfect way to use it up, love the idea of dropping in the white chocolate squares to get that extra contrast and even more gooeyness! It looks so sinful 🙂
Since I just got back to the blogging world, I have been looking at your posts. OMGOSH, you are awesome my friend! You make everything look so delish. Will be trying this recipe sometime–I have tons of Lindor chocolates in my closet that I got after the holidays (it was on sale, heheh).
I can’t believe how many wonderful recipes I’ve missed here! What’s wrong with me?! I love your last three recipes in particularly! I have to bake this tomorrow as you have woken up my sweet tooth! 😉
OMG! Love this! I will have to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing!
That looks really beautiful. And soo goood….. What a simple, yet great twist on a classic dessert! And I love the picture of the white chocolate sinking into the black hole.
This fondant cake looks amazing. They are cooked to absolute perfection
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OMG, total food porn daaaaaaahling. This looks amazing! Fondant is one of those things that I am too intimidated to attempt, but you’ve done such an awesome job.
I love gordon ramsay’s recipes, so far all the ones I’ve made have turned out good.
*kisses* HH
You hooked me when you said it only took 10 mins to prepare. Lol on the black hole inbox. I am struggling to prevent this from happening to mine:-)
Yes. I’ll have some. Now would be wonderful =D.
this looks heavenly
Oh, Trissa, I have always wanted to make this after I’ve had it more than 10 years ago at a restaurant here. At that time it was like a novelty in Singapore but now, I guess people are already more familiar with it. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I don’t know about Lindt chocolate but I will always be a loyal to Valhrona.
ooh la la, this looks just like the chocolate molten lava cake that we made awhile back. love that it oozes out with something delectable! yum.
OMG, Trissa..I have to have this. Love white chocolate and seeing it ooze from that sinful, moist lava cake is killing me!! It’s a thing of beauty!
I am in chocolate heaven just by looking at the photo. Perfect!
Trissa I want to swim in your cake. I think this is the first time I’ve ever felt that way about cake. Yikes lol!
And I understand the Mrs. XX inbox problem. That could be me sadly. I’m trying to do better!
Laura
i certainly hope you thanked mrs xx for inspiring this, even though she would have no clue to what you were referring. 🙂 this is truly sensational and decadent, trissa–bravo and bravo.
Love the story about your sister and the chocolates under her bed! Sounds like my cousin, who was allergic to it, couldn’t resist it, and hid her stash from her mother . Of course we all knew she ate them, because she invariably had an allergy attack!
This cake is to die for. Really. Open it up and all that chocolate pours out? Can anything be more divine?
Oh my goodness – yum! I’m just eating a cherry ripe (from our OZ stash) but this looks so much better!
ooo yes, love lindor! This look amazing, bookmarked!
Oh. My. Word. Those photos are amazing-my mouth is watering right now at the sight of all that melted chocolate in the center-YUM!! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment, I enjoyed yours and will definitely be back!
Love that this is easy to prepare than it looks & the white chocolate surprise inside gives it a nice contrast. I know what’s for dessert tonight!
Great idea to add the white chocolate, it looks quite spectacular!
My best chocolate hoarding experience was when I gave up chocolate for lent when I was little. My Mum would buy me chocolates after school quite often, so I would put these away in the freezer during lent, along with any other chocolate anyone gave me, and by the time easter came I had quite a stash! Am sure I probably made myself ill eating it too quickly.
I have fallen into a black hole of chocolate-y, gooey goodness and I never want to come out! The saving grace is that this recipe is for 2 – any more and I’d truly be doomed. An inadequate thank you for sharing the recipe and these gorgeous pics!
This looks heavenly! I love this type of cake that has a warm oozy middle…this will give me sweet dreams tonight 🙂
If you ask me to describe this, then….Luscious is the word for this dessert!
LOVE LINDTS:) Look at all that gooey goodness..!
Cool! I’ve been thinking about chocolate fondant a lot lately , can you believe I’ve never made one? So thanks, this is going on the “to-make” list. The photo of the white chocolate spilling out makes me want to lick the screen ;P (although funnily enough, I cannot eat white chocolate “straight”, it needs to be baked into something or I won’t touch it)
what a good twist to molten lava cake – something white and cold oozing out instead. This is beautiful!
Oh how I love Lindt Chocolates. Especially the white chocolate. My mouth is watering. So can you make this for me when I go to your house next???
I love the white chocolate idea – will have to give that a try next time – lovely photos.
I love the Lindt lovers program although I’ve had to give some away so that I don’t end up the shape of a Lindor ball!
Looking at all this chocolate is making me drool drool drool so bad! I have bad bad cravings now.
This is an inspiring dessert. They’re simply irresistible. Is this also what you’re going to make for me when I visit you? 🙂
I love inspired desserts Triss, and one warm, gooey and delicious as this is a winner. Love that it can be assembled ahead and baked before serving! Dessert cannot get simpler than this! Gorgeous!
I always figured those little darlings would be really difficult to make but you make it sound as if it is really easy! And adding that white chocolate is just brilliant… That photo of the chocolate sinking into the batter is beautiful! Love it…
Great result for such a simple recipe. I like the contrast of the white chocolate against the dark chocolate background. It sort of looks like cream. Another great recipe.
That pic with the white chocolate swirling and oozing out of the centre made my mouth water so badly. Darn reading blogs before dinner! I imagine this would satisfy even my most intense chocolate cravings.
Ooooo! I have made the molten puddings before but you take it to another level by dropping in the white Lindor square. Devine!
*drools*
Trissa, this looks absolutely stunning! My boyfriend has always wanted me to make fondant but I’m a little worried that it wouldn’t result in the lovely gooey mess that you have created. However, I will now attempt to make it for him. Especially since the cold season is kicking in, it would be perfect for those cold winter nights.. Thanks!
Black or white, I love a good fondant. Love the shot with the white lindor bars sinking into the black hole. Totally drool-worthy.
Stunning! Textural, taste and colour contrast in a most striking way.
looks very easy to make- thanks for sharing trissa
i dont have lindt squares but i can use the swiss chocolate my friend gave me when she went over to swizterland :O)
My oh my … Trissa, I don’t mind getting lost in that black hole. 🙂 I will never get sick of chocolate. Your b/w creation is just genius. Interesting how you got your inspiration though. 😉
You really cannot have too much chocolate, especially if it’s good stuff like Lindt. The gooey centre of your fondant has me drooling (not a pretty picture considering I’m at work!)
That is a thing of beauty, Trissa. From which book of his is it? (Or tv show or web?)
I only hoard plain chocolate – those with nuts or other stuff in it can’t be used for baking, hehe.
@Manggy – my officemate gave it to me but I have also seen it on line here:
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/gordon-ramsay/hot-chocolate-fondant-recipe_p_1.html
Not only does this look easier than I expected but absolutely gorgeous! I want to lick the screen! This is so good Trissa!
My heart sinks along with those white chocolate into the black hole! LOL…. so when do i get the invite to ur next house dinner party? 😛
You are so mean to post such a delicious-looking, tempting dessert when I’m trying to stay out of the kitchen haha. I love the close-up shots of the white chocolate. My goodness! This looks absolutely amazing!!!
am a sucker for a fondant! this is so cool… thanks for sharing!