a few days ago it was my friend Hebe's birthday and it was also the last day of school before the Easter holidays, yay! so to celebrate i made my version of crème egg brownies, mmm...
i based my recipe on one from "sweet harts cakes and bakes" however i did also sort of use one from a Cadburys recipe book, so here is what i did...
Ingredients:
180g milk chocolate
210g butter
80g self-raising flour
40g cocoa powder
3 eggs
250g caster sugar
6 Cadbury crème eggs
optional:
15 celebrations
100g lindt chocolate (i used the little easter eggs!)
Method:
1. Firstly preheat the oven to 180 and line a tin (i had a 20 by 30cm one) with greaseproof paper.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate together in the microwave in 30 second bursts.
3. Use an electric whisk to beat together the sugar and the eggs in a different bowl until they are light and fluffy and doubled in size!
4. Then, still using the whisk beat in the melted chocolate mixture until you end up with a chocolate mousse looking substance
5. Next sift the flour and coco powder into the bowl and fold it in to maintain the air in your mousse (a metal spoon is good to use!)
6. (optional step!) Unwrap all of your celebrations and little easter eggs and place each of them into the mixture and briefly fold them in again (this makes your brownies even more chocolatey and gooey!)
7. Pour your mixture into the tin and place in the oven for 20 mins (if you pour it from a low height then you reduce the risk of loosing all the air from your mixture!)
now would be a good time to do some of your washing up! :P
8. just before your timer goes off you need to cut each of your crème eggs into four pieces (this is easier if they have just come out of the fridge because the goo isn't as sticky and it will be easier to clean up!
9. briefly take your brownies out (they should still be quite wobbly which is perfect!) and randomly drop your crème eggs on top. Some should start to sink and others will stay on the surface
10. return to the oven for a further 10-20 mins until the centre feels firm on the top but soft underneath
11. leave too cool in the tin for 5 mins before moving it to a cooling rack
12. cut your brownies up and for best results serve immediately
13. enjoy!
These were so fun to make and of course to eat! they were so chocolately (and brimming with calories!) and everyone struggled to eat more than 1! i would definitely recommend trying this one because it was so delicious and perfect for easter!
so i hope everyone has a fantabulous Easter however they are celebrating it and i will see you soon! (and happy belated birthday Hebe!)
enjoy!
alice x
(ps. song of the day is "little lion man" by Munford and sons because it just seems a nice happy song for easter! have fun :P)
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