I’m having great difficulty coming up with prose for my blog of late.  Nothing short of many minutes spent sitting in front of this screen wondering where & what to start on & then just not starting.  And there’s so much to be done.

So instead of worrying about it, I’m sharing a recipe today – total comfort food, complete classic.  I’ve been meaning to share it for a while, even had a request for it mind you, so here it is.  Not mine of course,  it belongs to Bill Granger from Bill’s Basics, a great cookbook if you need a recommendation.  I may have mentioned it before I think.  I’ve cooked loads of recipes from it & this weekend I’ll be giving his cupcakes a crack for Easter too.

Chocolate Brownie  – cooked & photographed by me (and yes I am often stirring & pouring with one hand & photographing with the other).  The thing that I love about this recipe is that it’s just so easy & tastes just so delish!  The crowds will go wild…

What you’ll need:

350g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar – 80g (2/3 cup) cocoa powder – 60g plain flour – 1 teaspoon baking powder – 4 eggs, lightly beaten – 200g unsalted butter, melted – 2 teaspoons vanilla extract – 200g dark chocolate roughly chopped

Do this:

Preheat your oven to 160c & line a square 22cm baking tin with baking powder ( I use a rectangle brownie tin & it comes out just fine).

Measure up all your dry ingredients & stir together…

Mix in the eggs, butter & vanilla until combined, don’t over mix it…

Are you having a heart attack already?  This is definitely one for sharing around!

Mix in the chocolate…

Pour it all into your tin & bake for 40 – 45 minutes & when it’s done, it’s yum…

Bill says that he sometimes makes a topping of half double cream, half melted chocolate to spread over the top before cutting into tiny square petits fours.  Sounds amazing, though I tend to just cut it up into squares before sprinkling with icing sugar (then later serve it warm with icecream!).  Delish!

Have a great day.