Lady Bug Says ... Chocolate Brownies!

I thought I would share with you a super yummy chocolate brownie recipe.

Ingredients

175g margarine

350g caster sugar

1tsp vanilla essence

3 medium eggs

100g plain flour

1tsp baking powder

75g cocoa powder

175g walnuts/pecan nuts(optional)

Method

1- Line a baking tin with greaseproof paper and preheat oven to 180 degrees C/350 degrees F/Gas Mark 4

2- Melt margarine and pour into a mixing bowl

3- Add caster sugar and vanilla essence to mixing bowl and stir

4- Break eggs into small bowl and beat well. Add to mixing bowl a little at a time and stir in well

5- Sift in flour, baking powder and cocoa powder, stir well

6- Add chopped nuts and stir(optional)

7- Pour mixture into baking tin and smooth

8- Cook for 40 minutes

9- Remove from oven and leave to cool in tin for 5 minutes

10- Cute into slices and cool on a wire rack

11- Enjoy with a nice scoop of ice cream!