Chocolate brownies
No nuts, no coffee, nothing added to these brownies to distract from the main attraction... dark chocolate and cocoa. Take care not to overcook, brownies are meant to be gooey in the middle. It's what makes them so gorgeous to eat!
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Makes: 24
Ingredients
- 2 x 100g bars dark chocolate
- 100g (4oz) unsalted butter, very soft
- 250g (9oz) caster sugar
- 4 large free range eggs, beaten to mix
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 60g (just under 2 1/2oz) plain flour
- 60g (just under 2 1/2oz) cocoa powder
- Brownie tin or baking tin greased and baselined
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Break up the dark chocolate. Put into a heatproof bowl and melt gently.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and leave to cool until needed.
- Put the butter and sugar into the bowl of a food mixer and beat until fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla essence.
- Spoon the cooled melted chocolate onto the mixture then mix in thoroughly. Sift the flour and cocoa onto the mixture and gently stir in.
- When completely combined spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly.
- Bake in the heated oven for about 20 mins until firm to the touch but still a bit fudgy. The chocolate will continue to cook slightly for a few mins after coming out of the oven.
- Remove the tin from the oven and set on a wire cooling rack. Leave to cool completely before cutting into pieces. Delicious eaten warm with ice-cream. Store in an airtight container and eat within 4 days.
From Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes with a Heart by Linda Collister. For more information on the book and Divine Fairtrade chocolate, visit www.divinechocolate.com.
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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Your comments
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Jasmine, posted 4 months ago
yumm..
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megan, posted 6 months ago
Mmmmmm... There gorgeous, i've bookmarked it already. Great fun making and even better eating!!! Thanks Meg
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Gladys, posted 7 months ago
exellent recipe, my grandchildren are a big fan of these brownies, they ask for them every time rget come to visit me
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Danielle Chelsey Christine Faith Gorman-Kiely, posted 10 months ago
this recipe is very very good i made lovely brownies using this recipe i have decided to share this with all my friends
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karen, posted 1 year ago
excellent result, easy to do, would recommend. My kids prefer brownies without nuts.
