Walnut Brownies with Chocolate Frosting
Walnut Brownies with Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- 5 oz (140 g) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, cubed
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) sugar
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (250 ml) walnuts, chopped
- 3 oz (85 g) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) boiling water
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line the bottom of a 20-cm (8-inch) square baking pan with a strip of parchment paper, letting paper hang over two sides. Butter the other two sides.
- In a bowl, over a double boiler or in the microwave oven, melt chocolate with butter. Let cool.
- In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until it whitens and doubles in volume. At low speed, add chocolate mixture and flour and beat until smooth. Stir in walnuts with a spatula.
- Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out with a few lumps and not completely clean. Let cool in the pan.
Walnut Brownies with Chocolate Frosting