Chocolate brownies

Name: Chocolate brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes about 16
Ingredients: 100 g (3¼ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 40 g (1¼ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 200 g (6½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract or essence; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract or essence; 200 g (6½ oz) caster sugar; 50 g (l¾ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 100 g (3¼ oz) plain flour; pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 200 g (6½ oz) walnuts, roughly chopped; 100 ml (3¼ fl oz) thick (double) cream

Preparation info

Makes about
16

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

The aroma of a batch of brownies baking may be irresistible, but it doesn’t compare with the sensation of sinking your teeth into the finished product. The thick chocolate topping makes these twice as indulgent.

Ingredients

200 g (6½ oz) unsalted butter, softened
3 teaspoons vanilla extract

Dessert
Chocolate
Confectionery
Vegetarian

Method

Grease a shallow 20 cm (8 inch) square baking tin, and sprinkle with flour or line the base with baking paper. Cream the butter, vanilla extract or essence and sugar together in a