Pure Chocolate Indulgence

This is the easiest recipe I have come across for baking. I adapted it from Karen Cheng's blog. Any one can bake this. Trust me, I know - my helper, Wati, who has zero experience, succeeded on 1st try under minimal supervision and with some oral instructions (all whilst I was playing mahjong during our family Christmas gathering).

Chocolate Brownies

250 gms butter
1¼ cup of caster sugar
¾ cup Nestle baking cocoa
3 lightly beaten eggs
1¼ cup plain flour
1 tsp vanilla
¾ cup mini marshmallows
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preparation:
1. Sift baking cocoa and flour into a large bowl.
2. Slowly melt butter and sugar in a saucepan, on low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in cocoa, flour, eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in marshmallows and walnuts.
4. Pour into well greased pan (e.g. square cake tin) and smooth the surface.
5. Put into 180C (preheated) oven for 25 – 30 minutes.
6. Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes. Cut up brownie while warm.
7. [Optional] Dust with icing sugar. Serve while warm, with whipped cream or better still, ice-cream.

Happy baking!

Editorial Note made on 5 Jan: I have corrected above recipe to read 1¼ cup of caster sugar (instead of ¼ cup)