Wednesday 18 February 2015

Wholewheat fudge brownies {Baking with my babies}

Sophie and I have been getting up to lots of baking mischief in the kitchen recently. She's now at an age where measuring, tipping, and stirring are really fun activities, and she also really enjoys eating the cakes afterwards! We've tried a few recipes. I keep things simple because we have to fit in the entire process (except the actual baking) within 45 minutes, as that's how long Matthew tends to sleep in the afternoon.

We made wholewheat brownies which were really delicious, more like a slightly fudgy cake than a brownie really but I'll still call them brownies because of their shape.

Wholewheat fudge brownies
Makes 16 squares

175g caster sugar
60g wholewheat flour
30g cocoa powder (I use Green and Black's)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
125g butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100g plain chocolate chips

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Butter a brownie dish (I used a 9x9 inch tin).
  2. Gently melt the butter.
  3. Mix together the dry ingredients. Tip in the eggs and vanilla, give it a quick stir, then gently pour in the butter and mix thoroughly.
  4. Add in the chocolate chips and fold in.
  5. Tip it into the dish and flatten the top. Bake for about 30 minutes until a wafer-like crust forms on the top. Cool completely before cutting into squares.