Rich Chocolate And Walnut Brownie Cake Food

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x9" baking pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang over the sides to allow for easy removal of the brownies.
• In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and sea salt until smooth.
• Add in sugars and mix well.
• Sift cocoa powder and flour into the bowl and fold with rubber spatula until well combined.
• Fold in chopped chocolate and walnuts.
• Add batter to prepared pan and smooth to the edges.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until center is set. (see note)
• Cool in pan for 20 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

RICH CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease a deep 20cm cake pan and line base and sides with baking paper.
• Combine the sugar, sifted flour, cocoa and nuts in a large bowl.Add the chopped chocolate and mix.
• Make a well in centre.
• Combine the butter, vanilla and eggs and pour onto dry ingredients.
• Stir until moistened and mixed well.
• Pour into prepared pan and smooth the surface.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out nearly clean.
• Cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before cooling on wire rack.
• Slice and dust with icing sugar.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Pour a few drops of oil into a square cake tin.Sprinkle the tin with a little flour. Set aside.Put the chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl.Put a little water in a saucepan and heat gently until it simmers. Stand the bowl over the water making sure it does not touch the hot water.Turn the heat down to medium. Using a wooden spoon,stir the chocolate and butter until it has melted. Remove the pan and stir in the sugar ,keep on stirring ocasionally.Set aside.
• Sieve the flour and salt together into a large mixing bowl. Break the egg into a small mixing bowl.Pick out any pieces of egg shell that have fallen into the bowl. Beat the egg lightly with a fork until the yolk and the white are mixed together.Add the vanilla extract and set aside.
• On a chopping board,roughly chop the walnuts using a kitchen knife.Set aside.
• Add the chocolate mixture,beaten eggs and walnuts to the flour.Mix well until smooth,using a wooden spoon.Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface with a palette knife.
• Place the tin in the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the brownies are well risen.Wearing oven gloves, take the tin out of the oven. Leave the brownies in the tin for about 5-10 minutes or until almost cold. Using a kitchen knife, carefully cut the brownies into 12 bars.Carefully remove the brownies from the baking tin using a palette knife.

WARM CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE WITH WALNUTS AND CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an oversized, 12-cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. In a mixer with a whip attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and blend well. Add the eggs and vanilla, blending well. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low just until incorporated. Scoop into muffin tins and spread to cover the bottom.
• Sauce: Whisk together the ingredients. Pour over and divide among the brownie batter filled muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until set. Serve at room temperature topped with whipped cream.

RICH DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X9 inch cake pan. Other sized cake pan can be substituted, but a larger pan will result in thinner brownies, so reduce the heat to 325.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in sugars, cocoa powder, eggs and vanilla. Once fully incorporated, add salt, flour and baking powder. Mix. Last, add chocolate chips and nuts (if desired).
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into center comes out almost clean. Top should be crusty, and sides should be separated from the pan.

DARK CHOCOLATE WALNUT LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• FOR CAKE:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line with waxed paper. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted. Cool.
• Sift flour and baking soda into small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Add both sugars and beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in vanilla, then melted chocolate. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions each, beating just until blended after each addition. Mix in walnuts.
• Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks.
• FOR ICING:
• Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted. Remove from over water. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Beat in 2 tablespoons milk. Beat in chocolate. Thin with milk to spreading consistency.
• Cut around pan sides. Turn out cakes; peel off paper. Place 1 cake layer flat side down on platter. Spread 1 cup icing over. Top with second cake layer, flat side up. Spread remaining icing over cake. Press nuts onto sides of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and store at room temperature.)

INTENSELY DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with rack in center position.
• Butter and flour 13" x 9" pan.
• In 3 qt heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• Remove from heat and allow to come to room temperature.
• Whisk in sugar and vanilla into chocolate/butter combination.
• Whisk in eggs, one at a time until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• In separate bowl combine Dutch process chocolate powder, flour and salt.
• Combine flour mixture with chocolate/butter and whisk thoroughly.
• Add chopped walnuts if using.
• Spread brownie batter in pan and bake for 25-35 minutes.
• Cool completely.

RICH CHOCOLATE AND WALNUT BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• Roast the walnuts in an oven set at 180°C for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted and skins have begun to crack.
• Allow the walnuts to cool then coarsely chop and set aside.
• Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a microwave container and stir until smooth . Allow mixture to cool slightly then transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the brown sugar and white sugar to the chocolate mixture and stir.
• Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the bowl and stir.
• Stir in the flour, salt, walnuts and chocolate chips. Mixture should be quite thick.
• Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin, pour in cake mixture and then smooth the surface.
• Bake in a fan-forced oven at 180°C for between 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Allow cake to cool in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Serve dusted with icing sugar.