Chocolate brownie cake
Cooking time
Prep: 15 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 6 - 8Get kids cooking at the weekend by baking this yummy brownie cake, much better than shop bought
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 500
- protein
- 5g
- carbs
- 73g
- fat
- 23g
- saturates
- 13g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 59g
- salt
- 0.5g
Ingredients
- 100g butter
- 175g caster sugar
- 75g light brown or muscovado sugar
- 125g chocolate (plain or milk)
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract /essence
- 100g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
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Method
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.
- Place the butter, caster sugar, brown sugar, chocolate and golden syrup in the pan and melt gently on a low heat until it is smooth and lump-free.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Break the eggs into the bowl and whisk with the fork until light and frothy. 5 Add the eggs, vanilla extract or essence, flour, baking powder and cocoa powder to the chocolate mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Put the mixture into the greased and lined cake tin and place on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 25-30 mins.
- Remove and allow to cool for 20-30 mins before cutting into wedges and serving.
- Serve with cream or ice cream and plenty of fresh fruit.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
This is, by far, the BEST brownie cake I've ever made. Its a favourite with my friends and family. I even made it for over 50 people at my best friends wedding.
The brownies are always moist, deliciously chocolaty and just extremely yummy!
The recipe is super easy to follow and very fool proof, I've not made a bad batch yet!!
I always add some yummy pecans to my brownies, but its still AMAZING without!
Highly recommended! Enjoy :)
Wonderful recipe that turns out perfect everytime. Don't overcook, less is better for sqidgy result. Goes perfectly with Classic Cornish Icecream for a dessert (warm slightly before serving if made early). I cooked it in a silicone square baking container and that aided release. Firm favourite in our house.
Well, I used 80 g butter and a total of 200g sugar, 3 tbsp. cocoa and 3 eggs, 2 large tbsp. Cointreau, a handful of toasted nuts and a bit of salt (the recipe is missing it and I think salt is important in all cakes). I baked it for 25 min. and it was fully done as it's not a big cake. Nice, chocolatey taste, sweet enough and the walnuts make a true brownie out of it but I wouldn´t go nuts over it...maybe I'm growing older or maybe I missed the whipped cream on top. It kinda missed somehting else...
Next time I´ll bake it slightly less as I like it softer, and will add 200g. whipped cream all over it ( never buy whipped cream, I do it myself beating carefully some creme fraiche with brown sugar and I think it's better quality).
Incredibly easy and quick to make. I made it several hours ahead and just warmed it in the microwave before serving with vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries. Very rich but everyone loved it. A great recipe to use when you want a dessert that most people will love but you don't want or have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen.
[I did vary the recipe slightly by using raw caster sugar (as I had some in the pantry), dark chocolate and a tad less sugar in total (it was definitely sweet enough). Yum!]
Incredibly easy and quick to make. I made it several hours ahead and just warmed it in the microwave before serving with vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries. Very rich but everyone loved it. A great recipe to use when you want a dessert that most people will love but you don't want or have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen.
[I did vary the recipe slightly by using raw caster sugar (as I had some in the pantry), dark chocolate and a tad less sugar in total (it was definitely sweet enough). Yum!]
I'm not a chocolate lover by any means and made this for my husband & kids but I can't stop eating it..! It's absolutely gorgeous and I will never buy another. I can't believe how quick and easy it is to make. I will be making one & storing it in a tub in readiness for a long plane journey next week....
