55g/2 oz Butter
115g/4 oz Plain chocolate, broken
175g/6 oz Dark muscovado sugar
2 Eggs
2 tbsp Strong coffee, cooled
85g/3 oz Plain flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
Pinch Salt
55g/2 oz Chopped walnuts (optional)
Recipe
Preheat oven to 180C, 350F, gas mark 4. Grease 8 inch square cake tin with butter and line with baking paper. Place the chocolate and butter in a small heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of gentle simmering water until melted. Stir until smooth. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Beat the sugar and eggs together until pale and thick. Fold in the chocolate mixture and coffee. Mix well. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the mixture and fold in. Fold in the walnuts. Pour into tin and bake for 20-25 minutes. Leave to cool before serving the chocolate mocha brownies.