Easy Chocolate Brownies

The day started so well with me baking a batch of brownies, but soon turned pear-shaped when Hubby phoned to say he had broken his leg!

Now for the next 6-8 weeks I will be his taxi and we will be in each others company 24-7 a bit scary after being together 35 years!

(I'm also playing nurse to Rosie our dog who had a fast growing lump removed from her nose by the Vet yesterday).

So back to the yummy brownies.  Here is the recipe:

• 200ml Vegetable Oil
• 125g Dark brown soft sugar
• 125g Golden sugar
• 100g Self Raising flour
• 100g chopped walnuts (optional)
• 60g Cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Sodium Bicarbonate
• 3 Eggs
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract

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Pre-heat the oven to 180

Lightly oil (brush the base and sides) with Vegetable Oil and add a sheet of baking parchment to the base of a 8'x10" baking tray.

Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat together.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 25-30 minutes. (You'll notice the surface will have a few cracks in it.

Leave to cool then cut into approximately 12 pieces.

Rainy Day Baking

It's still raining. The builders arrived but were not able to progress with the build of the craft room because of the weather, so they have gone home for the day.

The cake tin was empty, so I made a Victoria Sponge Cake and a slab of Very Chocolatey Brownies. The brownie recipe is one that I found on line, you can view the recipe here. It's an amazing recipe. The brownie has both a crisp and moistness and is absolutely yummy.

Funny how smells trigger memories. I love the smell of the house when I'm baking as it reminds me of my childhood.