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Chocolate ice cream

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200g      :       Dark chocolate.   6          :              Egg yolks. 100g      :         Caster sugar. 500g      :         Whole milk. 50g        :      Double cream. 40g        :       Cocoa powder.  70g       :       Sugar. Place chocolate in a large bowl.  Set bowl over a saucepan t o be cooked gently.  Stir chocolate until melted. Set aside. Beat the yolks and sugar together until light and  thick enough to leave a trail when the whisk is lifted. Mix together the milk, cream and and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Pour it over the egg yolk mixture in a thin stream while constantly whisking the yolks. Return the mixture to the pan and cook on a gently heat.  Constantly stir with  spatula and leaving the sides and bottom unsticken.  Cook until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Place in a utensil consisting of a  wire or plastic mesh held in a frame over the bowl of chocolate and pour the cust