Chocolate Brownies
 
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A brownie is a cross between a chocolate cake and a soft cookie in texture, these particular ones are very 'cake-like' but are moist and dense at the same time. The best thing about this recipe is that there is no real chocolate used to make it, just cocoa powder. I know some of you are thinking, "Well it can't taste good without chocolate!", trust me, they taste awesome!
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Serves: Makes 16 large squares / 20 smaller squares
Ingredients
  • 150g plain flour
  • 300g sugar
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 170g butter/margarine
  • 100ml boiling water
  • icing sugar for dusting (optional)
Method
  1. Preheat your oven to gas mark 4 before starting and boil 100ml water in the kettle.
  2. Melt 170g butter/margarine in short 15 - 20 seconds bursts in the microwave or in a pan (whatever suits you), once melted leave to one side.
  3. Prepare a square 8 x 8 inch tin by lining with grease proof paper.
  4. In a clean bowl sift in 150g flour, 4 tbsp cocoa powder, 300g sugar, and 1 tsp baking powder.
  5. Mix the dry ingredients together. Add 3 eggs one at a time, followed by 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
  6. Now add the melted butter and mix all the ingredients together using a whisk. Finally measure and add 100ml boiling water (please take care when mixing in the boiling water at this point, if you have young children helping you).
  7. You should have a lovely glossy mixture which drops off your whisk easily. Pour the mixture into your tin and bake in the centre of your oven on gas mark 4 for 45 - 50 minutes. Remove the tin from oven and check that it's cooked by inserting a knife/toothpick into the centre, the brownies are done when a knife/toothpick comes out clean. Leave to cool in the cake tin for 15 - 20 minutes, then take a plastic knife and loosen around the edges and remove from the cake tin. Allow the brownies to cool completely on a cooling rack once removed before slicing.
  8. Slice the brownies into 4 sections as shown and then either into 4 x 4 slices (this will give you 16 squares) or 4 x 5 slices (this will give you 20 squares). Dust with some icing sugar for a pretty effect.
  9. Serve your Chocolate Brownies as is or alongside ice cream and syrup for a really indulgent treat!
Recipe by www.afeliaskitchen.com at https://www.afeliaskitchen.com/chocolate-brownies/