Rich Chocolate and Walnut Brownie Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups walnuts
• 225 g butter
• 500 g dark cooking chocolate
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 6 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• icing sugar, to serve

Directions

1. 1

   Roast the walnuts in an oven set at 180°C for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted and skins have begun to crack.

2. 2

   Allow the walnuts to cool then coarsely chop and set aside.

3. 3

   Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a microwave container and stir until smooth . Allow mixture to cool slightly then transfer to a large bowl.

4. 4

   Add the brown sugar and white sugar to the chocolate mixture and stir.

5. 5

   Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the bowl and stir.

6. 6

   Stir in the flour, salt, walnuts and chocolate chips. Mixture should be quite thick.

7. 7

   Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin, pour in cake mixture and then smooth the surface.

8. 8

   Bake in a fan-forced oven at 180°C for between 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

9. 9

   Allow cake to cool in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

10. 10

    Serve dusted with icing sugar.