Chocolate brownies

By: James Martin From: James Martin: Sweet

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Prep time:
20 min
Cook time:
40 min
Serves:
12-16

A fantastic chocolate brownie recipe from top chef James Martin; use this easy recipe to make irresistable, tasty, rich, fudgy, chocolate brownies.

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If your children find these brownies too rich, substitute half the dark chocolate for milk chocolate.

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Ingredients

  • oil, for greasing
  • 350 g dark chocolate, broken in small pieces
  • 250 g unsalted butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 250 g dark brown sugar, preferably muscovado
  • 100 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
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Method

1. Heat the oven to 170°C/gas 3. Lightly grease a 22cm square cake tin.

2. Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.

3. Whisk the eggs and sugar together for 2-3 minutes until smooth and fluffy.

4. Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture.

5. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and stir to mix. Pour the mixture into the cake tin.

6. Place on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 35 minutes until the surface is set. It is cooked when it just starts to crack on the top. Remove from the oven. Allow to cool completely in the tin.

7. Slice the cake into squares and store in a tin or in a container in the fridge.

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I love such cakes! I'll prepare it right away, Thanks

IsabelleM64894 IsabelleM64894  Posted 21 Sep 2012 3:07 PM
 

DO NOT USE 1 TBSP of baking powder!!!!
total friken mess!

la52lo la52lo  Posted 10 Aug 2012 7:09 PM
 

Delicious. I also added chopped walnuts which gave it more balance.

sheilabee sheilabee  Posted 05 Aug 2012 10:16 AM
 

The recipe is good, i like it Smile x

SunnyShanelx SunnyShanelx Posted 13 May 2012 9:54 AM
 

Adding chopped walnuts makes it even nicer!!

KrisS84991 KrisS84991 Posted 11 May 2012 10:22 PM
 

This recipe is so delicious.They taste so good and yet are so easy to make. If you cook these and serve them warm with cream you will wow your friends and family.

EmmaB73852 EmmaB73852 Posted 01 Dec 2011 5:12 PM
 

omg...these brownies are amazing...baked it for my friends n they loved it too...the compliments just kept pouring :D

VaishaliJ64538 VaishaliJ64538 Posted 08 Jun 2011 7:30 PM
 

This is by far the best chocolate brownie recipe I have tried. Really easy to make and superb quality. They are rich but that means the portions can be a little smaller so the cake goes even further! Good old James - you never let us down!

DaniB92230 DaniB92230 Posted 14 Feb 2011 11:57 AM
 

These brownies are lovely although they are best left in the fridge overnight. Then they go all lovely and fudgey but I found if you eat them before they are very soft and crumbly.

LouiseM9393 LouiseM9393 Posted 28 Jan 2010 11:05 AM
 

Although delicious, thought they were a wee bit too rich for the kiddies, so substituted about 150g of the dark cocolate in favour of milk. Still delicious & kids preferred this version.

RaineQ RaineQ Posted 24 Jul 2009 4:27 PM
 

how meny people can it serve

Anonymous Anonymous Posted 23 Jun 2009 3:12 PM
 

I live in South Africa where the ingredient list can be limited at times, i cant seem ti find "Dark Muscovado Sugar" anywhere, does it have any other name, or can u recommend another sugar to use?

Mr_Cartier Mr_Cartier Posted 26 Jan 2009 8:39 AM
 

This is a great recipe. I used a smidge more flour due to comment dated 06-May-08 but didn't seem to need it.. Perfectly rich and fudgy.

glow_worm glow_worm Posted 20 Dec 2008 1:59 AM
 

Ive done this recipe a few times and i found it ok. Very fudgy and rich. The best brownie recipe i have tried.

Dungie Dungie Posted 17 Oct 2008 5:56 PM
 

this is too runny. there is meant to be more flour and less butter. its way to stodgey.

yeeeeeeka yeeeeeeka Posted 06 May 2008 4:14 PM