AMINA’S CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

AMINA’S CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
125 g butter
250 ml water
½ cup oil
2 cups cake flour
1½cup sugar
65 ml cocoa powder
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
½ teaspoon bicarb
½ cup buttermilk

Topping
125 g butter
65 ml cocoa powder
¾ cup castor sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
75 ml buttermilk

Method for brownies.
Heat butter and watrr on stove till melted, remove from heat stir in oil and allow to cool. Sift flour, sugar and cocoa, add cooled oil mixture and mix thoroughly.
Add eggs vanilla essence, bicarb and lastly add buttermilk, mix well. Grease a tray and bake at 180ºC for 25 to 30 minutes or till done.
Remove from oven and pour topping over.
Sprinkle with almonds.
Method for topping.
Melt butter, cocoa, sugar and vanilla essence in a pot over medium heat. Keep stirring with a whisk till mixture is very thick, still on heat.
Add buttermilk and stir till mixture is thick and runny.
mwah enjoy

Recipe – Amina Wackie Shaikh
Photo: Mariska Louw en  Rosemary Montgomery