Chocolate Brownies

This one is for all those chocolate lovers......Yesterday, I happened to see a mug that had this writing on it.."Where there is chocolate, there are no worries!!!". And from then on I have been craving for something chocolatey.... and this how I got inspired to try out these amazing brownies that I saw on BBC cooking.. a site that my brother had sent me loooooong back but never got the time to check it out!

A quick look at the ingredients....

Ingredients:

1. Unsalted butter- 4 oz plus extra for greasing

2. Caster sugar - 6oz

3. Eggs- 2

• 4. Plain chocolate - 11/2 oz
• 5. Walnuts - 2oz (optional)
• 6. Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
• 7. Instant coffee granules - 1 tsp
• 8. Warm water - 2 tbsp
• 9. Baking powder - 1 tsp
• 10 . Plain flour - 2 oz
• 11. Cocoa powder - 2oz

• To serve:

• Icing sugar, for dusting
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1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

2. Prepare the cake tin. Grease an 18cm/7in square cake tin and line with non-stick baking parchment.

3. In a clean bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.

4. Chop the chocolate and put to one side.

5. Chop the walnuts, if using. Gently fold the nuts and chocolate into the butter and egg mixture. Add the vanilla extract.

6. Dissolve the coffee granules in two tablespoons of warm water and add to the mixture. Mix together well.

7. Add the baking powder, then sift in the flour and cocoa powder. Mix well; the mixture will be quite wet.

8. Spoon the brownie batter into the prepared tin and level out the top with a spatula.

9. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool in the tin for ten minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool.

10. To serve, cut into rectangles and dust with icing sugar.