The Recipe For Double Chocolate Marbled Christmas Brownies

Double Chocolate Marbled Christmas Brownies

Over the years, brownies have become a part and parcel of the Christmas Menu in our house. Rich Chocolate decadence is an absolute must for any lover of chocolate. Bake it in a large pan or just pour them into mini moulds and serve them at your Christmas party or simply give away to friends.

The Ingredients For Double Chocolate Marbled Christmas Brownies:

100 gms wheat flour

½ tsp baking powder

30 gms dark cocoa powder/2 tbsp
112.5 gms salted butter

140 gms caster sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 tsp. vanilla essence

37.5 gms. chopped nuts (either walnut, cashew, almond or groundnut)

50 gms chopped cherries

For the Icing:

110 gms icing sugar, sifted

30 gms. soft salted butter

milk to mix

vanilla essence

Topping: 60 gms
cooking or milk chocolate (either white or brown or a combination of both). I used dark chocolate.

Decoration: Marzipan Christmas Tree.

Marzipan Recipe

Ingredients:

250 gms almond meal

125 gms icing sugar

125 gms powdered sugar (blend in mixer)

1/8 tsp. almond essence

white of 1 medium sized eggs

squish of lemon juice

food colouring as required

Method:

Knead above ingredients to a soft, pliable dough.

Take a small ball of marzipan, add a few drops green colouring, roll out and with a cookie cutter cut out a tree shape. Keep aside till needed.

Method Double Chocolate Marbled Christmas Brownies:

Grease and line the base of a 20 cm / 8-inch pan with baking paper, so that the paper extends over two sides. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa onto a baking
sheet. Set aside. Cream sugar and margarine till light and fluffy. Add the eggs and the vanilla essence. Gently beat to combine. If the mixture starts to curdle, stir in a little of the flour mixture.
Fold in the remaining flour, cherries and the nuts. Pour the mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven 175C for about 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
in centre comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Make The Icing:

Combine the icing ingredients to spreading consistency. Spread over cooled cake. When set, melt the white chocolate in a bowl over gently simmering water. Drizzle over icing. Follow with brown chocolate. Take a toothpick and gently run it through the melted chocolate. Leave to set. Takes about 15 minutes. Place the marzipan tree in the centre and get ready to celebrate.

Or pour the prepared mixture into mini foil cases and bake for 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 175 Centigrade. Cool and follow the same procedure for the icing. Very enticing and absolutely irresistible.