These brownies are so good and very, very naughty! But then it's ok to have a naughty little treat every now and again and if it's for a special occasion well then even better...these little babies will go down a treat with your friends and family. Forget about the calories, once you smell them baking in the oven you'll forget that they are slightly sinful and you'll feel like a wonderful, domestic goddess instead. They are also great for winning over your other half...they'll worship you after one bite!
Ingredients
250g unsalted butter
200g chocolate (70% cocoa)
80g cocoa
65g plain flour (sifted)
360g caster sugar
1tsp baking powder
4 large eggs
small pack of fresh raspberries
4ml of Amaretto
100g sliced almonds
Method
Pre-heat your oven to 180c/450f or gas mark 4. Grease and line a square baking tin with greaseproof paper.
1. Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl placed over a pan of hot water.
2. Whilst the other ingredients are melting mix the cocoa, flour , sugar and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
3. Wash the raspberries carefully and tip on to some kitchen roll to absorb any water.
4. Beat the eggs together and put to one side.
5. When the butter and chocolate has melted, take off the heat and add 4ml of Amaretto to the mixture and stir. Add the butter, chocolate and Amaretto to the dry ingredients and stir thoroughly until all the ingredients are combined.
6. Pour in the beaten eggs and mix in well until you have a shiny, silky mixture.
7. Pour the mixture into the baking tin and then carefully drop the raspberries into the mixture making sure they are spread out evenly and covered in the chocolate (try not to stir them in or they will break up and you want to keep them whole.)
8. Sprinkle the almonds over the top and place into the pre-heated oven for 25 minutes.
9. After 25 minutes check your brownies, the outside should be crisp, the inside should be slightly soft and almost gooey. Stick a skewer or knife in the top, if it comes out covered in mixture leave for 5 minutes and check again, the knife/skewer should be almost clean.
10. Leave to cool slightly in the tin, then very carefully turn out on to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before cutting.
Serve on their own or with some really good vanilla ice cream. Yummy!
You are now a smug cake goddess!
Well done to Waterstone's New Street in Huddersfield who have been supporting the Children's Reading Fund by holding a bake sale amongst the books today to raise money for an important cause. The Children's Reading Fund targets disadvantaged children by giving them the opportunity to engage more with reading and writing. With our help by donating to the Children's Reading Fund more children will get a better chance in their education and the potential of so many disadvantaged children can be discovered.
The lovely Waterstone's Booksellers at New Street cooked up a storm. Let's hope that their display of beautiful cakes will have been far too tempting for their customers and plenty of money will have been raised for this very important charity.
To read more about the charity and how you can support it visit http://www.booktrust.org.uk/support-us/childrens-reading-fund/
Cake makes everything better!
Every year at Kiss Me Cake we hold an annual Eurovision party. It's one of the highlights of our year...sound sad? On the contrary...we bake, drink and indulge in some bad Euro pop and make fun of the weirdest acts. The BBC have put together a great collection of recipes to help make your party super fun...we love the strawberry and mascarpone Swiss roll by Lorraine Pascale and their Union Jack fondant fancies.
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Last year each person attending our party had to bring with them a dish from one of the competing countries. Unfortunately the country I chose Finland, didn't make it to the final but I baked these rather unusual but lovely pies called Karelian pies, which are made from rye flour, rice, butter and milk.
This year my contribution will be some beautiful raspberry, amaretto and chocolate brownies topped with toasted almonds, our own Kiss Me Cake recipe. Very gooey, chocolaty and full of sugary goodness. Watch this space for the recipe.
So, grab your Union Jacks, print off your score cards and stick a pound in the sweepstake to celebrate Eurovision. Check out this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/collections/eurovision_party_ideas and cook up some treats for your Eurovision party friends!
Whilst the sun is shining you've got to grab the opportunity now to dust off the garden furniture and get outside for some lovely al fresco tea and cake. Cake makes everything better...whether it's a traditional cream tea with scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam or a nice slice of sponge invite your friends a round and indulge!
In our opinion you can't beat a good Victoria Sponge, and our Kiss Me Cake one is a beaut! Lovely, light vanilla sponge filled with fresh cream, strawberry jam and real strawberries and topped with a light dusting of icing sugar. Delicious with a cup of tea or a little bit of sparkly (hic!)
So wherever you are...get outside and be very, very British, pull out the best china (tea cups are essential) and indulge.
These brownies are so good and very, very naughty! But then it's ok to have a naughty little treat every now and again and if it's for a special occasion well then even better...these little babies will go down a treat with your friends and family. Forget about the calories, once you smell them baking in the oven you'll forget that they are slightly sinful and you'll feel like a wonderful, domestic goddess instead. They are also great for winning over your other half...they'll worship you after one bite!
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