BAKING BEAUTIFUL BROWNIES

Yesterday I baked zucchini slice.

Today I baked brownies. Not just any old brownies but my fave dark choc brownies with raspberries on top..yum!

This is such a simple recipe and the one i use all the time..and I mean ALL THE TIME! I am forever baking brownies because they are positivley inhaled here! Pete loves them, the kids love them, visitors and I love them!

Recipe for Divine Dark Chocolate Brownies

(I make a baking tray sized slab of them or they are inhaled almost before theyre out of the oven! Halve it if you want to)

Preheat oven to 180 degrees (celsius)

400g good dark chocolate (I use the plaistowe stuff)

500g butter

Melt these 2 ingredients over a low heat, in a medium sized saucepan. Whisk occasionally. Set aside to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, combine 

3 1/4 cups brown sugar

2/3 cup cocoa powder

2 1/2 cups plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

8 eggs

Keep about 1c full of raspberries - fresh or frozen - to top the brownies with. 

When the choc/butter mixture has cooled a tad, combine that with the other ingredients and stir thoroughly. Pour into a greased & lined baking tray, top with fresh or frozen raspberries & pop into the oven for about 35/40 minutes. 

note: The original recipe said an hour but I like them gooey and sticky, so I knocked it back and just turn the oven off and leave them in there for a few minutes before taking them out and leaving to cool on a cake rack. If you like them drier, cook them for the extra 15/20 minutes.

Serve alone with coffee or jazz them up a tad with a dollop of doubke cream or a good quality vailla ice cream, and yes, if you havent figured yet, they are rich and they are decadent but theyre also delicious..

Enjoy x

Below is a sneaky peek of the finished product..now go BAKE!!!!