Chocolate Fudge Brownies
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
125g/4 oz/1 stick plus 1 tbps butter175g/6 oz/7 squares dark/bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped or broken225g/8oz/1 heaping cup caster/superfine sugar2 tsp vanilla extract2 eggs, lighly beaten150g/5 oz/1 heaping cup plain/all purpose flour175g/6 oz/1 1/2 cups icing/confectioners sugar2 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)1 tbps butter
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas Mark 4, 10 mins before baking. Lightly oil and line a 20.5 cm/8 inch square cake tin/pan with greaseproof/waxed paper or baking parchment.
2. Slowly melt the butter and chocolate together in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Transfer mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and vanilla extract, then stir in the eggs. Sift over the flour and then fold together well with a metal spoon or rubber spatula. Pour into the prepared tin.
3. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 30 mins until just set. Remove the cooked mixture from the oven. Leave to cool in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack.
4. Sift the icing/confectioners sugar and cocoa into a small bowl and make a well in the centre. Place the butter in the well, then gradually add about 2 tablespoons of hot water. Mix to form a smooth spreadable icing.
5. Pour the icing over the cooked mixture. Allow the icing to set before cutting into squares.
Serving Size: Makes 16 squares
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SKINNY_C.
2. Slowly melt the butter and chocolate together in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Transfer mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and vanilla extract, then stir in the eggs. Sift over the flour and then fold together well with a metal spoon or rubber spatula. Pour into the prepared tin.
3. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 30 mins until just set. Remove the cooked mixture from the oven. Leave to cool in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack.
4. Sift the icing/confectioners sugar and cocoa into a small bowl and make a well in the centre. Place the butter in the well, then gradually add about 2 tablespoons of hot water. Mix to form a smooth spreadable icing.
5. Pour the icing over the cooked mixture. Allow the icing to set before cutting into squares.
Serving Size: Makes 16 squares
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SKINNY_C.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 261.6
- Total Fat: 11.9 g
- Cholesterol: 45.0 mg
- Sodium: 11.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 39.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
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