Seriously Sinful Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 6 1/4 ounces butter
• 5 ounces milk chocolate
• 15 ounces soft dark brown sugar
• 6 1/4 ounces flour
• 5 eggs
• 1 drop vanilla essence
• chopped walnuts (optional)
• 4 ounces butter
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 18 ounces icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter and chocolate in a large saucepan.
• 2 add the sugar and remove from the heat. allow to cool slightly.
• 3 add the flour, eggs, vanilla essence and nuts if using them.
• 4 beat until smooth. pour into a lined tin. cook in a moderate oven until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
• 5 for the icing:.
• 6 melt the butter with the milk. add the icing sugar and sifted cocoa powder.
• 7 beat until smooth. cool slightly then spread over the cooled brownie.
• 8 allow icing to set and then cut into squares.
• 9 nb-these freeze very well.