Blessed Homemaker

Ingredients
(A)
100g butter
85g chocolate

(B)
170g castor sugar
3 eggs (large)

(C)
20g cocoa powder
170g plain flour
1 1/4 tsp double action baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

(D)
120g chopped walnut

Method

1. Melt chocolate and butter over double boiler till chocolate melted. Set aside.
2. Whisk egg with sugar till sugar dissolved. Add in cooled chocolate mixture. Mix well.
3. Sieve C and then it to the chocolate/egg mixture.
4. Add the walnuts.
5. Pour into a 8" X 8" square pan (or 22 X 20cm).
6. Steam on high for 30 mins. Set aside to cool.
7. Coat with ganache (I omit as I was lazy again)

Alright, I must admit this picture does not look appealing but trust me, this brownie taste heavenly! I'm not a fan of brownie but this really rocks!

My sister E first made this and her boys love it, especially so from the freezer. I'm not a chocolate fan so I never bake with any chocolate. It's a different story now that I have kids. They love chocolates. Instead of buying brownies which are always overly-sweet, I decide to bake them this since sister E gives so much rave about it.

Recipe from here

Brownie Ingredients
180 gm. Butter - melted
275 gm. brown sugar (I use 180g)
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla essence
120 gm. self-raising flour
70 gm. cocoa powder

Cheese filling:
250 gm. cream cheese
45 gm. butter
80 gm. icing sugar (I use 60g)
1 egg

Some chocolate chips to sprinkle on top

Method

1. Mix melted butter with brown sugar until well combined.
2. Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla essence.
3. Gently fold in flour and cocoa powder and stir till smooth.
4. For cheese filling: beat cream cheese, butter and icing sugar until well combined. Add in egg, beating well.
5. Pour half of brownie batter into loaf pan, then pour in cheese filling. Then pour the balance brownie batter on top of cheese filling. Sprinkle top with chocolate chips.
6. Bake in preheated oven 170C for 40 min.s or until cooked.

Own Notes:
Tecno TEO 3400: Bake at 160C for 40 mins.

We brought the kids to Häagen-Dazs last weekend and ordered 6 scoops of ice cream served with waffle. While waiting for our ice cream, DD1 decided she wanted brownie instead. Since we've already placed the order for a while, I told her I'll bake her brownies one day.

I have a simple brownie recipe (from allrecipes.com) on my To Do list for the longest time but always procrastinating baking it. With all the ingredients on hand, I decided to try out this new recipe. Original recipe calls for pecans which I omitted. Instead, I sprinkled the top with grounded almond and chocolate chips. The texture is soft and moist but still, not quite what I was expecting. To me, it tasted more like a chocolate cake. Kids love it though. Looks like I'll still have to fall back on my good old Cheese Brownie (which I'll post separately).

Ingredients
125g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
65g unsweetened cocoa powder
450g white sugar (I use 250g but it's still too sweet)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (I omitted)
170g melted butter
4 eggs

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Grease and flour a 9x13inch baking pan.
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Stir to blend.
4. Mix in 3/4 cup melted butter and 4 eggs.
5. Mix thoroughly. Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan.
6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely in pan before cutting into 2 inch squares.

Own Notes:
Tecno TEO 3400: Bake at 160C for 30 mins