Dark Chocolate Fudge with Walnuts

Much awaited and much requested recipe by my friends here in Austin after they got a taste of it over Halloween. Now the secret will be out because it is so easy to make. A neighborhood friend had made some for me years ago and she was kind enough to share the recipe. I have somewhat adjusted it to my taste over the years. 

RECIPE: Dark chocolate Fudge with Walnuts

Ingredients

16-18oz Semi sweet chocolate chips
2oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8th tsp salt
1 can (14oz) Sweetened condensed milk
1 TBSP Vanilla extract
1 Cup Walnuts, coarsely crushed 

Method

1. Line an 8"x 8" square pan with parchment paper. Fold if you need to, it will be easier to pull the fudge out of the pan once set. it will easily peel off before cutting into squares.
2. Make a double boiler with a pan on water and fit a bowl over it. Make sure the top bowl does not touch the water.
3. Toss the chocolates, baking soda, salt, condensed milk and vanilla.
4. Stir until its melted and remove from heat. Mix to make sure its not lumpy and has a smooth texture.
5. Stir in walnuts. 
6. Pour into prepared pan and even the top with spatula. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours until set. When ready to use, pull it out, peel off the parchment paper  and cut into 1" squares.

Hope you enjoy it and don't forget to leave a comment.

Thanks.

Pound Cake Brownie

The kids wanted a repeat of the Nutella brownies and I was in the mood for an utterly butterly delicious Pound Cake. So my compromise a Pound Cake Brownie adapted from a recipe by Kevin Chai.

Pound Cake Brownie

RECIPE: Pound Cake Brownie

Ingredients

Brownie:
5 Oz Dark Chocolate (use the baking kind)
1/4 Cup Butter, unsalted
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour

Pound Cake:
1/2 Cup Butter, unsalted
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 TBSP fresh Milk

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray or grease a loaf pan with oil.
3. To make Brownies: Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler over low heat. Remove and let it cool a little. Stir in brown sugar until blended. Add the egg and mix well. Fold in the flour until well combined. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 15 minutes and while that is cooking...
4. To make Pound Cake: beat the butter and sugar until creamy, light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time until well blended. Fold in the flour and baking powder alternating with a TBSP of milk starting with flour and ending with milk.
5. By now the Brownie should be done so pour the pound cake batter over it and put it back in the oven for 35 minutes. Check with a toothpick to make sure its cooked all the way.
6. Let it cool and then flip it out on a platter.

Dark Chocolate

Double Boiler setup

Melting Butter and Dark Chocolate over a double boiler

Fully melted

Let it cool a little and add brown sugar. Mix it well.

Add one egg and incorporate it well

Add 1/4 cup flour and mix till no white streaks are left

Pour into the loaf pan and bake for 15 minutes

For the Pound Cake, beat together butter and sugar till light and fluffy

Add 1 egg at a time and beat it well.

Add the 2nd egg and beat it well

Add 1/4 tsp baking powder and mix well

Now add 1 cup flour in 3 segments alternating with milk. You start with flour, then 1 TBSP milk, then flour, milk, flour and end with last TBSP of milk

Pour the batter over the prepared brownie and bake for 35 minutes till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

Time to enjoy with a cup of coffee :)

Hope you enjoyed the recipe and make it for your friends and family. Until next time hope you and yours have a great day.