This recipe is from the book 500 Best Ever Cakes & Bakes by Martha Day.I fell in love with this book on first sight. This was the first cookery book purchased by me from the tuition which I used to take during my college days & thus very close to my heart. It covers cookies, bars, biscuit, pies, celebration cakes & all the basics of cake decorating. You name it & it has.
When I was getting married I gave away all the books I had to my sisters & cousins. But not this book. Sorry dears I am not ready or ever will be to part with it.
Sorry guys I am going gaga over this book. I have an too much emotional attachment to it.
I don't mind even being called crazy by my HB when he sees me reading recipes from the book from time to time ( which is often).
Make 12 pcs.
Ingredients:
175 gm or 3/4cup butter
40 gm / 6 tbsp cocoa power (I use HINTZ)
2 eggs lightly beaten
175 gm / 1 cup soft light brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup chopped pecan/almond/walnut
50 gm or 1/2 cup self raising flour
Cherries to decorate (opt)
Icing sugar to sprinkle (opt)
Cherries to decorate (opt)
Icing sugar to sprinkle (opt)
METHOD:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C .Grease or line the tray.
- Melt butter and stir in cocoa powder.Set aside to cool
- When cool add in chopped nuts (I used almond)
- Beat together sugar, eggs and vanilla essence
- Fold in the sifted flour
- Pour the mixture on the greased tray and bake for 20- 25 minutes.(Depends on your oven) , until risen
- Do the skewer test.When done remove from the oven.( The mixture will be still be quite soft and a little wet., but it cooks further while cooling).And leave it to cool in the tray.
- When cool cut into squares and sprinkle icing sugar or powdered sugar & garnish with cherries.