MOIST BROWNIES WITH FUDGY TOPPING AND FLAKED ALMONDS

Hello! Hope you're having a good day? Well I am and the little one knows the best time to make a request :). First off, I'm a sweet tooth, I really have to discipline myself to keep the hips in check but skyler requested brownies plus she's been such a sweetheart and the long holiday is almost over, "thank God". I decided, "why not?", here's my moist brownies covered with fudgy topping and flaked almonds.

For brownies:

• 1/2 cup margarine, 1/4 cup butter

• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder

• 1/3 cup dark chocolate

• 1 cup of flour

• 4 eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 cups soft brown sugar

 

 

 

For fudgy topping:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup chocolate(milk)
• 1 tablespoon cream
• flaked almonds

 

 

 

• Put your gas mark to number 4 or 180oC or 350oF. Toast your almonds, set aside

• Put the butter and cocoa powder and dark chocolate in a pan, let it melt(not totally), add the brown sugar, it'll look something like that....

 

 

 

 

 

• Add the flour,

• stir it in...

• Prepare your baking pan, I usually butter/margarine it up, sprinkle some flour all over it, shake it up a bit till there's an even coat of flour all over the pan, that is in the absence of parchment paper

• Stir the almonds into the brownie mix, pour into pan and bake, check it after 20mins to be quite sure it's baked properly, insert a skewer, if it comes out clean, then it's all done.

 

 

 

 

 

• Leave it to cool in the pan for 20mins then turn it out unto a wire rack.

 

• While it's cooling, get a little pot, put some water in it, get a bowl, stainless steel or anything that won't melt or break, it is imperative you do not let the bottom of the bowl touch the water, you need the steam only, put the chocolate, butter and cream in the bowl and let it all melt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Cover the cooled cake with the fudgy topping, sprinkle flaked almonds and there you have it :). Have a super day!