Scandinavian Brownies
(One-layer Chocolate Cake with Cocoa)Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients
1¼ cup (140 g) all-purpose flour1½cup (330 g) sugar
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup (170 g) butter
3 fl oz (0.9 dl) boiling water
3 eggs
5 oz (150 g) chopped walnuts or pecan nuts
Ingredients for frosting
6 oz (170 g) butter1 fl oz (30 ml) strong brewed coffee (or 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water)
12 oz (340 g) icing sugar
1½ tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).
- Line a 13 x 9 in (33 x 23 cm) cake tin with grease proof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- In a bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and vanilla extract.
- Add eggs, melted butter and hot water and mix until smooth.
- Add chopped nuts.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake. Glace with the chocolate frosting.
- For the frosting, melt the butter in a sauce pan and remove from the heat. Add coffee, mix with icing sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla. Stir until smooth and spread over the cake.