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Saturday 16 March 2013

The Ultimate Vegan Brownie

This brownie has been repeatedly appreciated by all the non-vegans that tried it, which proves its 'ultimateness'. The recipe is actually not exactly of my own, but I tweaked it by adding the chocolate bars. Imagine: chocolate cake filled with chocolate! Can there be anything better for a sweet tooth? Plus it is just EXTREMELY easy to make !

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa
1 cup vegetable fat
1 cup water
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 bars of 72% cocoa chocolate
vanilla extract




You will also need:

a baking tray
 a big bowl to mix the ingredients
a mixer or a whisk
baking paper
measuring cup



This makes a big tray of cake. If you don't want to eat that much cake, just divide all the amounts by 2 (or any other number you feel is right), and make a smaller tray.  I found that the solid vegetable fat works better than oil, but either is fine. If you are willing to spend more money, buy real vanilla instead of the extract, it definitely tastes better, but it is literally 10 times more expensive where I source my ingredients so I skipped it. I did not provide the measure for vanilla extract as I guess it is better to follow the instructions on the packaging ( from my experience different producers make different strengths of extracts).




The procedure, as mentioned before, is extremely easy!

1) Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius

2) Put everything into one bowl and mix (electric mixer will come handy here, as the batter comes out as quite thick). If you are using solid fat, melt it in a microwave before mixing in.

3) Put the baking paper in the tray (you can oil it a bit), and pour 2/3 of the batter. Then put the chocolate on top of the batter (it should not sink in) and cover with the rest of the batter.

4) Place the grill/oven tray in the middle of the oven. Put in the tray with the batter.

5) Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes to get a wonderful, moist texture (If you'd rather have your cake more dry, leave it for up to 50 minutes).

 Enjoy!!!



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