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Chocolate Fudge Brownies
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- The whole process takes 1hour and 10 minutes approximately
- Easy
- Serves 16
Ingredients
Brownie
- 200g/7oz low fat soft cheese
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 250g/9oz caster sugar
- 100g/3 1.5oz butter (Stork is used by pros)
- 3tbsp cocoa powder
- 100g/3 1.5oz self-raising flour (sieved)
- 100g/3 1.5oz chopped chocolate
Fudge Icing
- 200g/7oz low fat soft cheese
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 250g/9oz caster sugar
- 100g/3 1.5oz butter (Stork is used by pros)
- 3tbsp cocoa powder
- 100g/3 1.5oz self-raising flour (sieved)
- 100g/3 1.5oz chopped chocolate
- 50g butter
- 1 tbsp milk
- 100g icing sugar
- 2tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- STEP 1Lightly grease a 20cm/8inch square shallow tin and line the base.
- STEP 2Beat together the cheese,vanilla extract and 25g of the caster sugaruntil smooth and soft, then set aside
- STEP 3Beat the eggs and remaining caster sugar together until light and fluffy. place the butter in a small pan and heat gently. When the butter has melted add the cocoa powder and stir it into the egg mixture. Fold the flower and chocolate pieces.
- STEP 4Put half of the brownie mixture into the tin and level the top. Carefully spread the soft cheese over it, then cover it with the remaining brownie mixture.
- STEP 5Bake in a pre-heated oven 180 degrees celcius/350 farenheit/gas mark 4 for 40-45 mins (stick a knife through one and see if its runny if so put in for 10 more mins). Then Cool in the Tin
- STEP 6Making the Icing Melt the butter in the milk. Stir in the icing sugar and cocoa powder. Spread the icing over the brownies,leave the icing to set, then cut into 16 squares to serve.