Ingredients

· 100 g plain flour

· 85 g unsalted butter

· 3 eggs, beaten

For the filling

· 4 tablespoons custard powder

· 6 tablespoons golden caster sugar

· 600 ml milk

· 2 tablespoons coffee essence

· 284 ml double cream

· 100 g icing sugar

For the sauce

· 100 g dark chocolate

· 50 g butter

· 50 ml coffee

· 1-2 tablespoons coffee syrup

Method

Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in a pinch of salt. Put butter and 200 ml cold water into a pan, bring to a rolling boil, then take off the heat. Tip in the flour and salt and stir to form a smooth paste. Now beat the mixture until it starts to come away from the sides of the pan, then tip onto a plate and leave to cool. Heat oven to 200°C. Return paste to the pan, then gradually beat in the eggs, mixing well. Spoon walnut-sized balls onto a baking sheet, then bake for 20-25 minutes until golden. Remove from oven, poke the underneath with a teaspoon, turn upside-down, then bake for 5 minutes to dry out. Cool on a wire rack before filling. For the filling, mix the custard powder and sugar with a splash of milk until you have a smooth paste. Heat the remaining milk, then stir into the paste. Pour the mixture into a pan and bring to the boil, stirring. Cook until you have a thick custard. Stir in coffee, then leave to cool. Softly whip the cream, sift in the icing sugar and mix, then fold into the custard. Pipe the cream into each choux bun. For the sauce, melt chocolate and butter with the coffee. Pour in the essence, mix well, then pour over the filled buns.