Natalie Allen, of Sweet Things bakery in Primrose Hill, was kind enough to share this recipe with me. Use really good quality dark chocolate. Make with butter for a milky meal.

Ingredients

Name: Bitter chocolate fondant cake
Ingredients: Cocoa powder, for dusting 200g good-quality dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids, broken into pieces 200g butter (or margarine if after a meat meal), plus extra for greasing (or use vegetable oil) 160g caster sugar 5 eggs 1 tbsp plain flour (gluten-free is fine) To serve Vanilla ice cream (dairy-free if required) Raspberries

Cocoa powder, for dusting

200g good-quality dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids, broken into pieces

200g butter (or margarine if after a meat meal), plus extra for greasing (or use vegetable oil)

160g caster sugar

5 eggs

1 tbsp plain flour (gluten-free is fine)

To serve

Vanilla ice cream (dairy-free if required)

Raspberries