Dark Peppermint or Dark Orange Chocolate Brownies
(from Heather P’s recipe box)
Easy to make, moist dark brownie.
Texture improves the following day.
Source: Whittaker's : A Passion for Chocolate Cookbook
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 20 people
Categories: Cakes and slices
Ingredients
- 200 g butter
- 100 g cocoa powder
- 2 C caster sugar
- 1 t vanilla essence
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 100 g flour
- 1 t baking powder
- 10 x Whittaker's 50% Dark Peppermint Mini slabs, chopped or 200 g Whittaker's 50% Dark Orange chocolate, chopped
- Icing sugar to dust
Directions
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Melt butter and cocoa, over low heat.
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Add sugar and stir.
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Cool, then add vanilla essence.
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Mix in eggs, flour, baking powder and chocolate chunks.
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Bake in paper lined 20cm square cake pan at 180oC for 20 minutes.
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Cool, then dust with Icing sugar.
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Cut into squares to serve.