When I got back from work today Gemma was busy in the kitchen. When she was finally persuaded to let me know what she was making it was revealed that she was working on a 'gooey chocolate stack' (from this book). Here are the highlights of the ingredients list:
The final result is (literally?) heart-stoppingly glorious. Three layers of chocolate merangue, each of which is covered by a massive helping of thick, sugary, creamy chocolate sauce.


Like a python that has just swallowed a whole deer I'm pretty sure I'm not going to eat again for a month.
almost half a kilogram of sugar
an entire tub of double cream
an entire large chocolate bar
The final result is (literally?) heart-stoppingly glorious. Three layers of chocolate merangue, each of which is covered by a massive helping of thick, sugary, creamy chocolate sauce.
Like a python that has just swallowed a whole deer I'm pretty sure I'm not going to eat again for a month.