Baking Mad!

Hi everyone!

I am a little mad about baking, I do it a lot. Any excuse to make some cookies or cupcakes then I'm there in a flash. Later on today I'm going over to one of my best friends house so I thought it'd be nice to take some brownies over and share them with you guys. Now, as a lover of baking I have tried out so many different recipes for brownies over the years and this recipe makes by far the best brownies in the world (I feel like I'm letting you in on a huge secret haha).

What you'll need:
185g butter
185g dark chocolate
85g plain flour
40g cocoa powder
3 eggs
275g caster sugar

How to:
1. Put the butter and dark chocolate into a saucepan and melt over a low heat until it's all smooth and there are no lumps. Once it's done put it to one side so it can cool down (I usually put it outside so it cools faster as it is always freezing here in the UK lol)
2. Line a square tin that is roughly 20cm x 20cm. I use aluminium foil for this as it saves so much time but you can also use baking paper. Also preheat the oven to 160°c (fan oven), 180°c (conventional oven) or gas mark 4.
3. Break the eggs into a bowl with the sugar and whisk them together on high speed for around 3-5 minutes. You'll know it's done wen it's a milkshake consistency.
4. Add the chocolate mixture to this and fold together gently with a spatula so you don't get rid of all the air you put in when you whisked it.
5. Sieve in the cocoa powder and flour and repeat the folding that you did previously. Stop just before you think you should because you don't want to over mix, this is where it so often goes wrong!
6. Pour the mixture into the tin making sure that it is spread around evenly. Pop it in the oven and leave for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes check it and if the middle wobbles then put it back in for another 5-10 minutes.
7. Once you think they're ready take them out the oven and leave them to completely cool. You can then reheat if you like them warm or eat them as they are, they are delicious both ways. I promise once you have tried them you will be dying to make more!

I hope you enjoyed making your brownies or just seeing how mine turned out. If you like this style of post (ie recipe styleey) then let me know in the comments below and I will be sure to do more. Also if you have any requests then I will be more than happy to give them ago, just let me know!

Speak soon! xxx