Easy chocolate brownie cake
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
10
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Ingredients for - Easy chocolate brownie cake

1. 175g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing -
2. 225g dark chocolate, broken into pieces -
3. 200g caster sugar -
4. 3 medium eggs, separated -
5. 65g plain flour -
6. 50g chopped pecan nuts -

How to cook deliciously - Easy chocolate brownie cake

1. Stage

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter a 20-25cm cake tin and line with greaseproof paper.

2. Stage

Place 175g/6oz of the chocolate, plus the butter and sugar in a heavy-based pan and heat gently until melted, stirring occasionally. Leave to cool.

3. Stage

Whisk the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture, then add the flour, nuts and the remaining chocolate.

4. Stage

Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then gently, but thoroughly, fold into the chocolate mixture.

5. Stage

Pour into the prepared tin and bake in the centre of the oven for about 35-40 mins until crusty on top. Leave to cool, then run a knife around the sides and remove from the tin. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with custard or ice cream or cold with cream.