Chocolate brownie cake

Chocolate brownie cake

The perfect cake for brownie lovers, try a big slice warm with some ice cream

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 - 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter a 20-25cm cake tin and line with greaseproof paper.
  2. Place 175g/6oz of the chocolate, plus the butter and sugar in a heavy-based pan and heat gently until melted, stirring occasionally. Leave to cool.
  3. Whisk the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture, then add the flour, nuts and the remaining chocolate.
  4. Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then gently, but thoroughly, fold into the chocolate mixture.
  5. Pour into the prepared tin and bake in the centre of the oven for about 35-40 mins until crusty on top. Leave to cool, then run a knife around the sides and remove from the tin. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with custard or ice cream or cold with cream.

Per serving

405 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 0.44g, sugar 34g, salt 0.06 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Vegetarian Christmas 2006.

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  • 28 June 2010

    vickyhinde rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this for father's day.....i liked it...didn't love it...liked it...i think i will use a mixture of dark and milk chocolate next time, and mine didn't rise like it did in picture, but i think that was my fault. It was a really humid day when i made this and it took a while to get my egg whites to fluff up. So i will not give up on this recipe and will try again in cooler weather..i'll keep u posted..

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  • 06 July 2010

    lgd1982 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice, we tried some of ours heated up with vanilla ice cream, yummy.

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  • 09 August 2010

    benandjerrys commented on this recipe

    this has got to be one of the best chocolate recipes iv ever had but i have to leave out the nuts i think the nuts take away flavor but this one is on the top of my list.

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  • 17 August 2010

    Julie commented on this recipe

    do you think stirring some maltesers through it would work?

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  • 24 August 2010

    bjrobo10 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very nice recipe ! easy to make !

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  • 27 August 2010

    missberavin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i swap the pecan nuts for cherries - yum!!!! Best Brownie cake ever. everyone loves it :)

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  • 18 October 2010

    michkb rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    What an awesome cake! After reading previous comments, decided to add an extra egg and it turned out perfect. YUM!

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  • 23 October 2010

    Jamie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! Easy recipe to follow. Needed a little longer in the oven but just kept an eye on it. Decorated with coffee buttercream for my brother in laws birthday cake.. so many compliments! Would definitely make again.

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  • 03 November 2010

    Lubi rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was really tasty but would def use 20" tin not 24" as its too thin, luckily despite it being thinner it was still really moist. Everyone loved it.

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    25 November 2010

    LF commented on this recipe

    I think this recipe is missing some kind of rising agent - as when one makes it - it does not rise as shown in this picture?? Many thanks Lorena

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  • 29 November 2010

    alexmc rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Gorgeous and really easy to make. I added a mixture of white and dark chocolate bits to make it extra yummy.

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  • 04 December 2010

    PoppyJo commented on this recipe

    I made this cake for a friend's birthday. I used the 3 eggs suggested in the recipe and a 20cm tin, which was perfect. I used Lindt 70% cocoa chocolate for the melting part, and then added 50g of Green and Blacks Maya Gold and 50g of Green and Blacks vanilla white chocolate for the chunks. I cooked it for 30 mins in my fan oven an it came out perfectly gooey in the middle. I served it with a cointreau and clementine cream which I made by whipping double cream, clementine zest, a shot of cointreau and a tablespoon of icing sugar. It was absolutely delicious and perfect for a birthday or celebration cake. Comfort food at it's best - I would highly recommend giving it a go, particularly with the cream suggestion - GORGEOUS!!!

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  • 16 January 2011

    MarianaDiogo commented on this recipe

    Amazing cake! Cook it all the time and it never fails to impress, even though it is soooo easy to make! But i usually add 2 tbs of really good cognac... just gives it an extra kick and goes really well with the chocolate and nuts.

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  • 20 January 2011

    DutchRed rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tried this for the first time yesterday and brought it in to work. Gives a beautifully moist cake, cooked in a 24cm silicon dich (no greaseproof paper needed) at 175C (only have a combi oven that does steps of 25 degrees) for 37 minutes. Nice thin crispy top....will definately make again. Would really love to dos this as a pud instead of a coffe treat...cannot wait to try this warm with a scoop of good icecream!

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  • 24 January 2011

    butterflyberry commented on this recipe

    Made this deeelicious cake for some friends - devine!!! Will be making it again and again :-)

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  • 28 January 2011

    charlyjustlovescake commented on this recipe

    This look great - yum, going to make this!

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  • 10 March 2011

    Melanie Day rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made 2 of these as part of a larger cake. Both turned out well - if I was been picky the second one rose a lot more and then sunk, the first one rose a bit less but didnt sink as much. Not tasted it yet as its for a party in a couple of days, going to ice them with chocolate buttercream in the shape of a mountain and add a river running through it.

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  • 21 March 2011

    AliCox rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really yummy cake - swapped the nuts for white chocolate pieces.

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  • 02 April 2011

    chez rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A big hit!

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  • 03 April 2011

    Lexi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wonderful recipe! I made this for our Red Nose Day cake sale at work and it went down a storm. Instead of making it with pecans, I replaced them with the same quantity of whole hazelnuts, hand crushed - very nice!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 - 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 175g unsalted butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 225g dark chocolate , broken into pieces
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 3 medium eggs , separated
  • 65g plain flour
  • 50g chopped pecan nuts
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Per serving

405 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 0.44g, sugar 34g, salt 0.06 g

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