Charming Chocolate Brownies

These can be eaten just as a light snack, but are equally good as a hot dessert topped with chocolate fudge and ice cream!


Makes 16 squares


1/2 a cup of butter or margarine (113 g), melted
90 g semisweet/dark chocolate *
90 g semisweet/dark chocolate chips *
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 a cup of all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1/3 cup of cocoa powder (preferably Hershey's)
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)


Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Grease 9 inch square baking pan.



Break the dark chocolate in a bowl and add the butter. Melt the chocolate and butter over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally.


Stir together sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Add eggs and beat well with a spoon.


Sieve and stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.


Fold the melted chocolate into the beaten egg mixture.


Then fold in the flour mixture. Next, add in chocolate chips and nuts.


Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until brownie begin to pull away from pan from the side. Do not over bake!
Cool completely in pan on wire rack, then cut into 16 even-sized pieces. Enjoy!


* I use Ghana Black Chocolate (90 gram pack) by Lotte.




Chocolate fudge:
Drizzle this over brownies and ice cream for a spectacular dessert!


Makes about 1 cup


90 g dark or black chocolate, melted
about 1/2 cup heavy cream


Put melted chocolate in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream. Mix well. Add in more cream, tablespoon by tablespoon, until it is sweet enough for you. Drizzle over and enjoy!


PS If you eat the brownies warm, the chocolate inside will have melted and turn slightly gooey. Simply delicious!