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Chocolate Brownies

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Brownie, Cake, Chocolate
Servings 24 pieces

Ingredients

  • 250 g dark chocolate
  • 250 g unsalted butter
  • 300 g golden caster sugar
  • 3 eggs large, beaten
  • 1 egg yolk beaten
  • 60 g plain flour
  • 0.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 60 g cocoa powder
  • 100 g walnuts or pecans

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180C, and line a 28cm x 18cm baking tin with baking parchment.
  • Set a bowl over, but not touching, a pan of simmering water, and add 200g of the chocolate, broken into pieces. Allow to melt, stirring occasionally, and then remove from the heat immediately.
  • Meanwhile, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, and break the rest of the chocolate into chips.
  • With the mixer still running, gradually add the eggs, beating well between each addition to ensure it's thoroughly incorporated before pouring in any more. Leave mixing on a high speed for five minutes until the batter has a silky sheen, and has increased in volume.
  • Remove the bowl from the mixer, and gently fold in the melted chocolate and chocolate chips with a metal spoon, followed by the sifted flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder and nuts.
  • Spoon the mixture into the tin, and bake for 35 minutes. Test with a skewer; it should come out sticky, but not coated with raw mixture. If it does, put it back into the oven for another 3 minutes, then test again.