fondant

It's real chocolate, with real gooey fondant filling and even has the signature touch of the engraved twinkle.

As such, it's not a huge surprise his name is called when the time comes for one contestant to pack their fondant and go.

I love to make chocolate fondant; it’s really easy.

The original recipe is called “Le gâteau au chocolat fondant de Nathalie” on Page 14, and a photo on Page 15 shows a rather plain, if dense, chocolate cake with a slice taken out.

These cakes would have been built on the base of a fruit cake, covered in marzipan for straight edges, and then covered in rolled fondant for a perfect surface.