Chocolate Bread Pudding(With Custard Sauce) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. plus 1 Tbsp. sugar
1 c. heavy cream
8 oz. semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
5 eggs, separated
1 stick (1/4 lb.) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
2 c. fresh bread crumbs, made from about 5 slices of firm-textured white bread

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter an 8-inch square baking pan or 8 X 3 souffle dish or cake pan and dust with 1 tablespoon of the sugar.
In a medium saucepan, bring cream to a simmer.
Place chocolate in a food processor and chop finely, 15 to 20 seconds. With the machine on pour in the hot cream.
As soon as mixture is smooth, add 1/3 cup of sugar and egg yolks, one at a time.
Add butter and vanilla.
Process just until smooth.