Chocolate Brownies

Photo: flickr user moria

Ingredients

cup self raising flour

2 cups sugar

10 tablespoons cocoa

125 grams butter

4 lrgs eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

1 cup choc bits

1 cup pecan or macadamia nuts

4 tablespoons butter, melted

7 tablespoons chocolate syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

3 cups icing sugar

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients in the first column until just combined. Pour the batter into a greased and lined 23cm. square cake tin or 20cm. X 30cm. lamington tin. Bake at 180c. for 35 minutes.

When the brownies are cooked, allow them to cool in the tin. To make the icing, mix all the ingredients in the second column and spread over brownies.

When the mixture is cold, dip a knife into hot water and cut the brownies into 3cm. square.