Chocolate Fondant Ultra Cake

It's been quite some time since I last baked some chocolate cakes or cookies...quite abnormal for me, haha! Perhaps I just did not look hard enough for a new & good chocolate recipe or maybe there's no chocolate craving lately?(very unlikely) Anyway, like the good old saying, time makes the heart fonder yeah?!

So I happen to be browsing one of my favorite food links call Foodbeam and found this delicious looking Chocolate Fondant Ultra Cake recipe. I was amazed by the huge responses (61 comments) on this recipe....so what's the big hu ha? Apparently it's the most decadent, most devine and most delicious(yes, not just double Ds, it's tripe Ds, haha) chocolate cake for those whom has tasted it. :-O Oh wow, I was thinking, I have to try this!!

So this recipe is actually from the all famous Nigella Lucy Lawson, AKA Food Goddess. I really like her, whenever I caught her on TV, I'll be like totally mesmerized in her cooking program, heehee. I have 2 of her recipe books but unfortunately I did not bring them over when we relocate here in Malaysia....it's probably nestled somewhere in our storage in US. *sigh* Anyway, I was more then happy to be able to try out her recipe!

Using a good quality chocolate is pretty important for this recipe. Since quite an amount of chocolate is used, it thus will has the end taste of that chocolate you used...so please don't skimmed, I tell you it's really worth every penny. ;)
In the recipe, it also includes steps to make chocolate syrup to be drizzled over the cake. I have opt not to do it as I find the cake is already very good on it's own. :)

Perhaps you can see from the picture below the moist center of the cake...good thing I did not over baked it. ;) Looks good yeah?
How should I describe the wonderful taste of this cake...... It's moist, rich in flavor, light in texture ( almost melting in the mouth and not dense like brownie), a little on the crumlby side near the surface. Some of the people that commented they did not like the crumbly texture, but I find it not a problem, you simply refrigerate and no crummies! And refrigeration actually mellows out the dense chocolate taste, yum!
If you ever run out of chocolate recipe, this one will be a good one to try. It's like your favorite little black dress when you want to go out to have fun. It's a little naughty, it looks "delicious " and it will never run out of fashion! Enjoy!