Showing posts with label Bars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bars. Show all posts

Monday, 18 June 2012

Honey nougat & Orange brownie cake

That title certainly sounds like a mouthful! This is one of the best brownie cake recipes you will ever make and trust me, one mouthful won't be enough! Undoubtedly! Even if it sounds like I'm tooting my own horn! 

I was given the original recipe for it by my friend's Mum.  The version below is my tweaked one as the original does not call for the addition of orange.



Ingredients
185 g caster sugar
125 g unsalted butter
125 g margarine
300 g toblerone
125 g self raising flour
30 g plain flour
30 g dark cocoa
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Rind of 1 orange
3 tbsp orange juice

Method

1. Line a 20 cm x 30 cm shallow tin with baking paper.  Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius.

2. Place sugar, butter, a third of the toblerone and 125 ml of hot water in a bowl.  Place the bowl over a pan with boiling water until the contents have melted. Take it off the heat and cool. 

3. Sift together the dry ingredients and add them to the melted chocolate mixture.  

4. Stir in the two beaten eggs. Do not overbeat. 

5. Add the orange rind and orange juice.  Pour into the prepared tin and sprinkle over the remaining toblerone which has been chopped into pieces.  Bake for 40 - 50 minutes until done.  Do not overbake, once the top starts cracking, insert a skewer in the center and if it comes out clean, take your cake out of the oven and let it cool in the tin.

The margarine gives it a very moist, melt in the mouth texture. If you prefer a firmer texture, use 250 g butter instead. 

This is one dessert that will not disappoint - a guaranteed hit if you have friends around :)

Sunday, 20 March 2011

Chocolate Brownie

These gorgeously intense and dark brownies are the best. An amazingly easy recipe - this one will give you foolproof brownies. Enjoy.



Chocolate Brownie

200g dark chocolate
175 g unsalted butter
275 g caster sugar
130 g plain flour
3 eggs
Icing sugar to decorate
A 33x23x5 cm baking tracy, lined with greaseproof paper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
2. Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the base of the bowl touch the water). Stir together until melted completely.
3. Remove from the heat. Add the sugar and stir well until mixed. Add flour and stir until well incorporated.
4. Finally stir in the eggs and mix together until smooth.
5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 – 35 minutes or until flaky on the top but still soft in the centre. Be careful not to overcook otherwise the edges will become hard and crunchy.
6. Leave to cool completely before cutting into squares and dusting with icing sugar to decorate.


Note: The trick to a good brownie is cooking it just enough so you get the gooey centre.
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