Warm Madeleines with Chocolate Dipping Sauce

1. Pop 100g butter into a small pan and warm to a medium heat. Melt the butter for about 5 mins, swirling the pan occasionally, till the butter turns a light brown colour. Pour the butter into a small heatproof bowl and set aside to cool.

2. Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and tip in 75g raw cane sugar and 25g Demerara sugar. Beat the eggs and sugars together till they're light and fluffy. Add the cooled, melted butter, 1 level tsp baking powder and 100g plain flour. Stir everything together till just incorporated. Cover the bowl and pop into the fridge to chill. Place your madeleine tin (greased if not non-stick), into the fridge too. Chill the batter and tin for 1 hr.

3. Warm your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Spoon 1 tbsp of the batter into each mould in the tin. Slide the filled madeleine tin into the hot oven and bake for 8-10 mins, till the madeleines are well risen and golden. Remove the cooked madeleines from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for 1 min, then carefully transfer to a cooling rack. Set aside while you make the chocolate sauce.

4. To make the chocolate sauce, pour 200ml double cream into a small, clean pan and gently bring till its just starting to boil. Meanwhile, break the chocolate buttons into a heatproof bowl. When the cream is boiling, pour it into the chocolate and stir till a smooth chocolate sauce is formed.

5. Serve the warm madeleines with the chocolate sauce on the side for dipping. These are best eaten on the day they are made, preferably still warm from the oven.