Chocolate brownie cake

Chocolate brownie cake

Get kids cooking at the weekend by baking this yummy brownie cake, much better than shop bought

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

  1. Video tutorial: Lining a cake tin

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.
  2. 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.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat.
  4. 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.
  5. Put the mixture into the greased and lined cake tin and place on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 25-30 mins.
  6. Remove and allow to cool for 20-30 mins before cutting into wedges and serving.
  7. Serve with cream or ice cream and plenty of fresh fruit.

Per serving

500 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007.

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  • 21 October 2009

    Lilrock111 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night and it is lovely, thought id overcooked it as the top was crunchy but looking at other peoples comments, it was supposed to be like that.

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  • 24 October 2009

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

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    The best chocolate brownie recipe around. Delicious.

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  • 25 October 2009

    vampire rated and commented on this recipe

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    delicious and so simple to make ive made it 3 times and always use self raising flour , still comes out perfect

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  • 26 October 2009

    clara jane rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious! Very easy and quick to make.

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  • 30 October 2009

    lilacsuz rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this cake for afternoon tea with a freind, we both loved it. It is so easy to make it looks and tastes like you have slaved over the stove for ages!

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  • 04 November 2009

    julie commented on this recipe

    Was not sure about this cake at first did not know whether I had cooked it properly (a bit gooey in middle) but kids loved it I prefered it warmed in microwave the next day served with cream DELICIOUS!!!!!! Wii be making again

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  • 13 November 2009

    vickyblay rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely and so easy to make. I also added a few chopped nuts & a capful of dark rum... Yum yum!!

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  • 14 November 2009

    Jen Mikey rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was gorgeous and really easy to make. My 10 year old son made it all by himself!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Better than shop-bought

Ingredients

  • 100g butter
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 75g 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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Per serving

500 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, salt 0.5 g

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