Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich

I have had the little girls on the job, cracking some gifted walnuts for me so as a reward for their efforts I made them a very decadent breakfast, yes breakfast as it is never to early in the day for chocolate and ice cream. In the very least it will be worked off during the busy day of playing and running about.

What you need....

 

140g butter

200g dark chocolate

200g dark brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs

90g plain flour

20g Dutch cocoa

100g walnuts, roughly chopped

Vanilla bean ice cream

Icing sugar, for to dusting

Pink topping for small ladies

Make it Happen....

1. Heat the oven to 160c. Grease and line the base of a 20cm square cake pan. 

2. Place the butter and chocolate in a microwave proof bowl and place in the microwave on low heat for 3 minuets until melted. Microwaves vary; you may need a little less/more time, just keep an eye on it. 

3. Add the vanilla and sugar into the mixture, mix well. Beat in the eggs, then the flour and cocoa, mix until smooth.

4. Gently fold in the walnuts and pour mixture into the lined pan, smoothing the top. 

5. Bake for 40 minutes; insert a skewer in the middle of the brownie, if it comes out clean it’s done. Allow to cool.

6. Remove from the pan and cut into rounds using a round cutter of choice, cut each round in half through the middle. 

7. Use the same size cutter to cut a perfect slab of ice cream, place it between the brownie rounds

8. Dust with icing sugar to serve and a little drizzle of pink topping or raspberry sauce.

 K