Course Bars, Brunch, Cake, Celebration, Dessert, Finger food, High Tea, Party, Snack, Sweet tooth, tea time
Cuisine American
Servings 16pieces
Equipment
Mixing bowls
Whisk
8x8 inch tin
Piping bag
Tea spoon
Baking paper
Butter knife
Ingredients
Brownie-
115gm Butter
100gm Dark chocolate
2Eggs
65gm White sugar
100gm Brown sugar
60gm Flour
105gm Cocoa powder
¼tspSalt
60gm Cherry perserve
Vanilla Buttercream-
50gm Butter
200gm Icing sugar
10mlDouble cream
1tspVanilla
Garnish:
Dark chocolatemelted
Dark chocolategrated
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180℃ and line an 8x8 inch square tin with baking paper and butter.
Start by melting the chocolate and butter in a bowl until smooth. Set aside to cool down.
In a large mixing bowl we whisk the eggs and sugars together until doubled in volume, pale and creamy. Add the melted, cooled chocolate butter mixture into the eggs and fold.
Sift over the flour and cocoa powder, fold together and pour into a prepared 8x8 inch tin. Dollop cherry jam over the batter and using a butter knife swirl it around. Don’t over mix. Bake at 180℃ for 14-16 mins until the top is just set and glossy. Let it cool completely before decorating and cutting.
To make the butter cream we beat the butter until pale and creamy, add the vanilla and powdered sugar and beat again. Add the double cream and beat until smooth and creamy.
Once the brownies are cooled, drizzle melted dark chocolate over the top. Pipe the butter cream over the brownies and using the back of a spoon flatten it out. Using the melted chocolate, pipe eyes and a mouth into each little buttercream dollop. Fill the gaps with more cherry jam and grated chocolate. Cut randomly and serve.
Notes
Whisk the eggs and sugar well before adding the melted butter and chocolate.
Do not over whisk the batter after adding the dry ingredients - mix until no more dry pockets are visible.
Do not over bake the brownies, they will not be fudge brownies if over baked. As they cool it will set and firm up.