well, doesn't EVERYBODY LOVE CHRISTMAS!! it doesnt matter whether you pray to jesus, buddha or prada, christmas is a holiday for everyone! i mean i have no idea how the birth of baby jesus has got to do with fancy christmas trees strung along the malls of orchard road but i sure am glad that immaculate conception brought joy to so many people around the world, especially with sales at so many shops.
christmas is so festive and feeling festive makes me feel like baking something festive!
Ingredients
225grams dark chocolate baking bar
85grams butter
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/4tsp salt
1tsp vanilla essense
1/3 cup flour
1tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 cup slightly crushed walnuts
Steps
1) melt dark chocolate and butter and stir it well.
2) in a mixer, add eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla essense. mix at high speed.
3) add melted dark chocolate mixture into mixer and mix at medium speed till smooth.
4) add in flour and cocoa powder and whisk until the batter has no lumps.
5) fold in walnuts.
6) bake 170degrees celcius for 30 - 35mins.
7) when done remove from oven and let it cool for 15mins before removing from tray.
notes:
my brownies turned out really moist, fudgey and ultra chocolatey. the top part of it was quite crispy and crackled when i sliced the cake but the centre was really warm and tasted like melted chocolate bar. shiok to the max!
however, it was a little bit bitter but i love dark chocolate so thats fine but if you don't, swap the dark chocolate with milk chocolate. also, my parents did find the brownie to be a little sweet, so if you're watching your weight or if your family members have a history of diabetes then reduce the amount of sugar as there's already sugar in the chocolate bar. also, if you are allergic to nuts you can always substitute it with raisins or if you dont like walnuts, hazelnuts would be a great alternative.
overall. fucking fantastic!! taste even better with cookie dough ice cream from Ben & Jerrys.
just wanna wish all my sexy readers a wonderful christmas and enjoy the long weekend!! but please take the cab if you're going out for a night of alcohol and partying. the tow truck and the ambulance people would also love to have their long weekend thankyouverymuch.
xoxo
ALI JOE
