Desserts Recipes - Chocolate Fudge Brownies Recipe

  
 

Desserts Recipes - Chocolate Fudge Brownies Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 8

  • 200g/7oz soft cheese

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

  • 250g/9oz caster sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 100g/4oz butter (plus extra for greasing)

  • 25g/1oz cocoa powder

  • 100g/4oz plain flour (sifted)

  • 50g/2oz pecan nuts (chopped)

For the fudge icing:

  • 50g/2oz butter

  • 1 tablespoon milk

  • 100g/4oz icing sugar

  • 15g/1/2oz cocoa powder

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 20cm/8in shallow square cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.

  2. Beat together the cheese, vanilla essence and 25g/1oz caster sugar until smooth, then set aside. Beat the eggs and remaining caster sugar together until light and fluffy.

  3. Place the butter and cocoa powder in a small pan and heat gently, stirring until the butter melts and the mixture combines, then stir it into the egg mixture. Fold in the flour and nuts.

  4. Pour half of the cocoa mixture into the tin and level the top. Carefully spread the soft cheese mixture over it, then cover it with the remaining cocoa mixture.

  5. Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the tin.

  6. To make the icing, melt the butter in the milk. Stir in the icing sugar and cocoa powder.

  7. Spread the icing over the brownies and decorate with pecan nuts. Leave the icing to set, then cut into squares to serve.