Chocolate cake - Brownies

Ingredients 原料

• 1+1/3 cup (150 g) all-purpose flour 通用面粉
• 1+½ cup (330 g) sugar 砂糖
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 汤匙可可粉
• 1 teaspoon baking powder茶匙發酵粉
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract茶匙香精
• ¾ cup (170 g) butter奶油
• 3 fl oz boiling water沸水
• 3 eggs 蛋
• 4 oz (120 g) chocolate chips 巧克力片
• 5 oz (150 g) chopped walnuts or pecan nuts 胡桃

Frosting

• 1/3 cup (75 g) butter
• 8 oz (220 g) sweet or semisweet dark chocolate
• 2 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoon hot espresso or very strong coffee

Method 制作流程

1. Preheat oven to 350F 烤箱预热.
2. Line a 13 x 9 in (33 x 23 cm) cake tin with grease proof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
3. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
4. In a bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and vanilla extract.
5. Add eggs, melted butter and hot water and mix until smooth.
6. Add chocolate chips and nuts.
7. Bake at 350 degrees F until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 20-30 minutes.
8. Cool the cake. Glace with the chocolate frosting.
9. For the frosting, mix butter, chopped chocolate, syrup and coffee and heat in a double boiler until melted. Stir until smooth and spread over the cake.