Kaye and Geoff's Recipes - Sauces

Chocolate sauce

500 gms castor sugar	500 mls water
300 gms milk chocolate	75 gms cocoa powder
40 gms cornflour	300 mls cream

Place the water, 300 gms of the castor sugar and the chocolate in a saucepan and bring slowly to a simmer. Whisk the cocoa powder, remaining sugar, cornflour and cream together to make a smooth paste. Bring the chocolate mixture just to the boil and whisk a little into the cocoa paste mixture. Beat well, then add it to the remaining chocolate mixture in the pan. Lower the heat and whisk occassionally until the sauce comes to the boil and thickens.