Everyone who likes cooking or baking has something that they cook which is Their Thing, right? I’ve always loved baking. I have fond memories of helping my Mum make cakes in her Kenwood Chef and making apple pie with my Grandma. The pleasure of sharing a homemade cake with friends gives me almost as much pleasure as eating the cake itself! My Thing is chocolate brownies. I’ve been making them for years. I actually sent my husband off with a tin of brownies when he went on his stag. One of his friends said that after eating one, he could understand why he wanted to marry me!I’ve experimented with a few different recipes, but I always come back to the same one. It’s a Good Housekeeping recipe that I’ve adapted slightly. The original recipe included walnuts, but I’ve removed these and added extra flour as I found that with a smaller amount the brownies were too gooey. They should still be gooey, but you shouldn’t need to eat them with a spoon!
Chocolate brownies recipe
Makes: 24
Preparation: 20 minutes, plus cooling
Cooking time: 40-45 minutes
Ingredients
575g (1 ¼ 1b) plain chocolate
225g (8oz) butter
3 eggs
2 tbsp freshly made strong black coffee
225g (8oz) caster sugar
75g (6oz) self-raising flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
- Grease and line a baking tin measuring 19 x 27cm across the base (or use a tin with similar dimensions).
- Using a sharp knife, roughly chop 225g (8oz) of the chocolate and set aside. Melt the remaining chocolate and butter in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Let cool slightly.
- Mix the eggs, coffee and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth, then gradually beat in the melted chocolate. Fold in the flour, salt, walnuts. Vanilla essence and chopped chocolate.
- Pour into the prepared tin and bake at 190C (375F) for 40-45 minutes or until just firm to the touch in the centre.
- Leave to cool in the tin, then turn out. Trim off the crusty edges and cut into squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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