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Fudgy chocolate brownies that have a deep, rich flavour of chocolate. Decadent goodness, I'd say. A sinful treat for when the spirits are down, a perfect gift when you want to impress, a special something to satiate the sweet tooth
- 200 grams dark chocolate (roughly chopped)
- 150 grams (3/4th cup) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
- 150 grams 3/th cup, packed golden caster sugar * see notes
- 3 eggs (lightly beaten)
- 75 grams (3/4th cup), sifted all purpose flour (maida)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch processed preferably)
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 100 grams (2/3rd cup) dark chocolate chips
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Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and line an 18cm square tin with parchment paper - try overlapping the paper over the sides of the pan so that it becomes easy to pull out the entire brownie once it is baked.
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Sift together the flour, cocoa & salt and keep aside.
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Melt the chopped chocolate, butter and vanilla extract together in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Make sure that the water does not touch the base of the bowl. Stir until the chocolate is melted and there are no lumps.
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Remove the bowl from the heat, stir in the sugar until melted and keep aside to cool for a bit.
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Now add the lightly beaten eggs, add the flour, cocoa and salt mixture and fold in until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Stir in the chocolate chips till they are evenly mixed.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and level the surface. Bake in the preheated oven for 23-25 minutes or till the top starts to crack. The centre will remain gooey/fudgy.
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Turn off the oven and leave the brownies to bake for a further 5 minutes. Then remove the tin and leave it on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Lift the overlapping parchment flaps and place the brownie on a board and cut into 9 or 16 pieces as desired.
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Serve them hot (microwaved for 15 seconds) with some vanilla icecream or plain - hot or at room temperature!
Do not attempt removing the brownie out of the tin when it is still hot. Unlike cakes, brownies are a lot more fudgy with a gooey/cakey centre - you may damage the shape and break it if you forcibly try to remove it out. Wait till it has cooled considerably before removing the baking paper/parchment too.
If you do not have golden caster sugar you can use brown sugar or soft brown sugar (light or dark muscovado). Golden caster sugar is sweeter than dark brown muscovado so you would need to adjust the quantity accordingly (add about 175gms dark muscovado)
Happy Birthday to your blog and wishes for many more to come..those brownies look surely very divine!..
Congrats!!! 6 years is definitely a long time! And what way than to celebrate with these brownies… they look absolutely tempting…
@ Rafee: Thanks so much! Do give them a try 🙂
@ Srivalli: Thanks so much!!!
conrats on yet another year! it is always a pleasure to bring your dishes to the table with homestyle cooking and authentic taste….keep it up! one request (ha ha)- slow down please-cos sometimes it is difficult to keep up!!!!
can you give a substitute for choc chips?
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You can substitute the choco chips with roughly chopped dark chocolate (take a slab and roughly chop it into bits the size of raisins)
I have substituted with choc in other recipes but only when cocoa was asked and never when one of the requirements in the recipe asks for chopped choc. In this case won't 300gms of chopped choc be too much….. you have mentioned 'DIVINE' thou!! -thnks, pl.reply
@ Maria:In this recipe 200 grams of roughly chopped chocolate is to be melted. The choco chips are the surprise element which need to be added to the batter, there is no real substitute but I suggested chopped chocolate because you asked for a substitute – I have personally never used it. In my opinion it won't be too much as the chocolate will melt anyways while baking but not fully, so you will get bits of chocolate when you bite into the brownie. The melted chocolate blends with the batter and adds to the flavour while the choco chips provide the surprise element
If you wish you can skip the choco chips altogether or any addition of additional chopped chocolate but I can't guarantee that the final result will be the same as I got. It may or may not be divine 🙂
hi, I tried with the chopped choc bits and I must say it was not divine but divinity on a plate!! Thankyou, my search for the ultimate brownie recipe is officially over. rgds
@ Maria: That sounds fabulous! Now was the chocolate too much 😉
not at all. the brownies are a tad too rich thou……..but then, who is complaiing!! thnks and good day.
Hii I am new to baking going to try is golden caster sugar and brown sugar r same
@Shireen :Congrats for completing 6 years !.. can you tell me the substitute of egg?
Thanks!
@Ashwini: Thanks so much! Here are some eggs substitutes
EGG SUBSTITUTES (Only for those looking to make an eggless version of this recipe although I haven't tried these substitutes)
Half a mashed banana = 1 egg
3 tablespoons peanut butter = 1 egg
1 tablespoon flaxseed powder + 3 tablespoons water (mixed till foamy) = 1 egg
1 tablespoon agar agar (china grass) + 1 tablespoon water = 1 egg
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce = 1 egg
Thank you Shireen for the lovely recipe. I baked them and all I can say is justnYum Yum & Yum 😀
Smitha Dsouza
@ Smitha: So happy to know that you enjoyed these brownies 🙂 Thanks for your feedback!
Hi Shireen, I made these for Easter.
These brownies are so delicious that I baked a second batch just as soon as we tasted a piece from the first batch. I have been making brownies for years, but this is easily of best recipes I have ever tried. That the recipe is so simple, is the icing on the cake.
Hi Hazel,
I am so glad you liked these brownies! They are my favourite too! Thanks so much for trying this recipe!
Hi Shireen,
Can white caster sugar be used instead?
Hi Vineeta,
Yes, ofcourse you can!The taste may be slightly sweeter though..
Would love to try this recipe. I don’t have golden caster sugar. Can it be replaced with brown sugar ? Would the amount be the same ?
If you do not have golden caster sugar you can use brown sugar or soft brown sugar (light or dark muscovado). Golden caster sugar is sweeter than dark brown muscovado so you would need to adjust the quantity accordingly (add about 175gms dark muscovado)
Hi Shireen,
I don’t have brown or golden castor sugar but have white castor sugar. What would be the quantity then.?
Thanks
Hi Vineeta,
You can use the same quantity if you like sweeter brownies or reduce the sugar a little – especially if the chocolate you are using is sweet too
I have baked this twice now. The second time I used up some Terry’s chocolate orange (which was leftover from Christmas) instead of the dark chocolate chips. Chocolate divine!
That’s lovely!! Chocolate orange sounds delicious!! Thanks for the feedback!