Chilli Chocolate Madeleines
Soft spongy moreish madeleines flavoured with mild chilli chocolate. Even more delicious if you drizzle them with a little salted caramel sauce. But probably best if you eat them on the day you make them.
Servings: 12 madeleines
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs (I used duck eggs)
- 50 g golden caster sugar (I used cardamom sugar)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 75 g flour half wholemeal, half plain
- 20 g chilli drinking chocolate or use 15g of cocoa powder and ¼ tsp cayenne pepper.
- ½ tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Melt butter in a pan over gentle heat, then allow to cool a little.75 g unsalted butter
- Place sugar, honey and eggs into a mixing bowl then whisk until pale and thick.2 large eggs, 50 g golden caster sugar, 1 tbsp honey
- Pour the butter down the side of the bowl and fold in gently.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and drinking chocolate and fold in lightly, but thoroughly.75 g flour, 20 g chilli drinking chocolate, ½ tsp baking powder
- Spoon the mixture into a 12 hole silicon madeleine mould or greased and floured tin moulds. Or if you don't have either of these, you can use muffin cases.
- Bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 10 minutes or until the cakes are well risen and firm to the touch.
- Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Notes
Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 196IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg