Thicky-Sticky Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

• 1.100 gram dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2.120 gram unsalted butter
• 3.0.5 cup cocoa powder
• 4.0.5 cup golden syrup
• 5.0.5 cup cream, reduce for a thicker sauce

Method

1. 1.Melt butter in a saucepan.
2. 2.Take off the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until melted.
3. 3.Stir in the cocoa, golden syrup and cream.
4. 4.Return to gentle heat, stirring all the time, until the sauce is smooth and has the right consistency.

Notes

• Wonderful for dipping fruit into — strawberries, banana slices, dried apricots.
• Handwritten variation: 'Chocolate Treat with ½ cup cream + brandy' — replace dark chocolate with a tin of Caramel Treat and add a splash of brandy.

Margin notes

• Chocolate Treat with ½ cup cream + brandy (handwritten variation)