CHOCOLATE BROWNIE

An easy, yet truly delicious, chocolate brownie recipe that's everything you want in a brownie - fudgy, dark and chocolatey.

PREPARATION TIME: 20 mins BAKING TIME: 30 mins SERVING: 4

INGREDIENTS

Butter 1 cup (plus extra for greasing)
Dark chocolate (chopped) 150 gm
All-purpose flour 1 & 1/2 cup
White Sugar 1 cup
Eggs (beaten)
Walnuts (chopped) 1/4 cup
Raisins 1/2 cup
Dark chocolate chip 1/2 cup

TO DECORATE:

White chocolate (melted) 115 gm

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 3500 F/1800 C. Grease and line an 11 x 7-inch/ 28 x 18-cm rectangular cake pan.
Put the butter and chopped dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl and set over a pan of simmering water until melted.
Remove from the heat, Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the sugar, and mix well.
Stir the eggs into the chocolate mixture, then beat into the flour mixture. Add the nuts, raisins. and chocolate chips and mix well.
Spoon evenly into the cake pan and level the surface.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until firm.
To check whether the cake is cooked through, insert a toothpick into the center—it should out clean. If not, return the cake to the oven for a few minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.Turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
To decorate, drizzle the melted white chocolate in fine lines over the cake, then cut into bars or squares.
Let set before serving.