Mayonnaise Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup plain flour (40g)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder (25g)
• 1 cup plain chocolate (broken into small pieces 140g)
• 3 medium eggs
• 1 cup caster sugar (225g)
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/3 cup Mayonnaise (110g)
• 1/2 cup walnuts - chopped ((optional - 50g))

Instructions

1. 1

   Lightly grease a 23cm square cake tin and line with baking paper.

2. 2

   Sift the flour with the baking powder and cocoa. Put the chocolate into a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of hot water and leave until melted (alternatively, microwave on medium power, stirring occasionally, until just melted).

3. 3

   In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar and vanilla until slightly thickened.

4. 4

   Whisk in the chocolate mixture. Fold in the flour mixture, mayonnaise and walnuts.

5. 5

   Pour into the prepared tin and bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for about 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

6. 6

   Leave to cool in the tin before cutting into squares.