(10 pinecones)
Ingredients
300ml dark chocolate, chopped
125g Butter
45ml Cocoa powder
5ml Instant coffee
3 Eggs
300ml Sugar
10ml Vanilla
250ml Flour
250ml semisweet chocolate chips
250ml Chocolate cereal
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180oC and grease a 24 x 24 cm baking pan.
2. Melt chopped chocolate and butter in a double boiler.
3. Beat eggs and sugar using a hand mixer for 1 minute. Add vanilla. Slowly mix in the melted chocolate mixture.
4. Stir in flour until combined, then fold in chocolate chips.
5. Pour into pan, smooth out, and bake for 25 minutes. Leave to cool for 2 hours.
6. Once cooled, remove top crust and break up brownies into a bowl. Shape into pinecone forms and chill for 30 minutes.
7. Starting from the top, insert chocolate cereal in rows, down to the bottom.
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
(4-6 portions)
Ingredients
250 ml sugar
50ml Coco powder
½ ml cream of tartar
½ ml salt
125ml water
12,5ml butter
2,5ml vanilla
Method
1. Mix the sugar, Coco powder, cream of tartar, salt and water. Bring it to the boil and boil for 5 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat. Add the butter and leave to cool slightly.
3. Add the vanilla.
4. Serve hot with ice cream or any desired pudding.
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