Jill and Johnny's Wedding Day Brownies
I’m baking a little something for my friends’ wedding day. Something that can be piled high and shared. I have baked rather a few Hummingbird Bakery things now from America but this is definitely my favourite brownie recipe. Nevertheless I still wanted to do a trial run to make sure they work (and taste good). When better to try them than at Jill’s hen weekend, this weekend.
The trial run went so well Chris requested a second batch! These Hummingbird Bakery Chocolate Brownies are rich, sweet and chewy with a delicate crumbly top. Perfect with a strong cup of coffee. A good sugar boost too to keep those energy levels up for wedding dancefloor action.
This recipe is so quick I made the first batch in less time than it took me to ruin two lots of pancake batter. The longest bit was waiting for the chocolate to melt.
I love how this recipe requires no whisking or sifting. Simply stirring everything in one bowl with a wooden spoon means hardly any washing up too! You couldn’t even whip these up and freeze them for brownie emergencies.
The entire brownie
1. Melt 200 grams of good quality dark chocolate in a bain marie along with 175 grams of butter.
2. Make a cup of tea while this melts gently over a low heat.
3. Once melted stir in 325grams of sugar until it’s all combined.
4. Then stir in 125grams if plain flour.
5. Stir in 3 largest eggs until you have a smooth paste.
6. For extra decadence stir in some chunks of chocolate. I used more dark chocolate. (Whatever amount was left in the cupboard probably about 50grams but I reckon the more chocolate the better as you get gorgeous melty chocolate surprises when you bite in to the brownies.)
7. Pour all the gooey batter into a rectangular baking tin about 23cm by 13cm
8. Bake for 30 mins at 175 degrees
9. Try to wait (if you can resist tucking into the tray with a spoon) until its cooled to chop it up and eat it as it tends to fall apart while it’s still warm… But this might be a good thing especially if you’re eating it with ice cream!
Enjoy!
Piles of Brownies
This recipe is supposed to be for 12 portions but I chopped it into smaller triangles and made about 30 servings.
Recipe taken from the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook.
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I noticed the triangle shape immediately. They look quite nice that way. We melt chocolate in the microwave, but if you do it that way you don’t have time to make a cup of tea.
Thanks Sharyn! I quite like the triangle shape too. I have tried to use the microwave but have burnt things before so as a precaution ususally opt for a bain marie… but i can still burn things in a bain marie too!
I love this brownie recipe too!! Great idea cutting them into triangles.
Thanks so much! I quite like the triangles too 🙂 perfect hand size Sent from Samsung Mobile
Beautiful wedding day gift! These look delicious! x x x x x
Thanks so much Julie! They went down a treat at the hen weekend last weekend. I may even make a double (or triple) batch for the wedding! X x x Sent from Samsung Mobile
Look delicious – yum! x
Thanks very much! x x
My friend did something similar for her wedding. These look great I bet the guest will remember these I know I would!
Thanks very much! I think I may be baking a couple of batches for the wedding as there must of course be some sampling along the way. (must ensure the brownies are up to standard of course 😉
Wow!!! That looks and sounds great!!! Am going to try it out soon….
Thank you! I really recommend trying this recipe out. So delicious and not too much hard work to make either! Hope you enjoy making them.
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