Chocolate Brownie Recipe

This Chocolate Brownie recipe is a well known recipe and is loved by many people. Chocolate brownies should be nice and crispy on the outside but gooey on the inside. They are great served with coffee or ice cream and are generally eaten using fingers or spoons. The brownie came about in 1893 when a chef created it after someone asked for a dessert that would be smaller than a piece of cake, and easily eaten from boxed lunches.

Serves 8-10

Recipe Ingredients

3oz Plain Chocolate
5oz Unsalted Butter (+ enough for greasing)
4oz Plain Flour
1/2oz Cocoa Powder
10oz Soft Light Brown Sugar
2 eggs
3½oz Chocolate Chips (optional)
1/2tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2tsp Baking Powder
1 Pinch of Salt

Recipe Method

1. Break the chocolate into squares and add the cubed butter.
2. Melt over a saucepan and stir occasionally.
3. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
4. In a separate bowl, sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
5. In another bowl, beat the eggs and add the vanilla extract and sugar.
6. Stir until the ingredients are just combined.
7. Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture.
8. Fold the flour mixture in too and add the chocolate chips until there is no visible flour.
9. Spoon the mixture into the tin.
10. Bake the Brownies at 180˚C for approx 25 minutes.