Despite what you say beforehand a lot changes when
you have kids. You do all sorts of things you never thought you would. Some things you expect, like less sleep and
more washing, but some really catch you off guard.
I never thought I’d mentally switch off when my
child asks a question but after the 835th time of being asked “why did Mr toad
scare the rabbits?” I said nothing and silently vowed that we would never again
have Peter Rabbit on.
I never thought I’d wear crocs but after looking out
the window and seeing my 1 year old pick up a snail and slowly bring it towards
her mouth I threw on the pair of shoes next to my mother’s patio doors and
ran..
I never thought I’d find Michael McIntyre funny
but…Literally. So. Relatable.
One thing that never changed is my love of
chocolate. These chocolate brownies are very fudgey and gooey in texture with a
slight crust which we find perfect however if you prefer a cakey brownie you’ll
want to decrease the sugar by about 50g and up the flour by the same.
We say Chuck anything in because the below is a basic batter that will carry anything pretty well. We had some strawberries that needed using so popped them in with some marshmallows, but if you have half a bag of Haribo and some leftover bounty from a tin of celebrations, chuck them in. It will work trust me!
You will need a 12″ by 9″ cake pan or roasting
tray, lined with baking paper.
Ingredients
200g butter
300g sugar
75g self raising flour
75g cocoa powder
3 eggs
Odd bits of chocolate/fruit/sweets up to 100g
Get your giant toddler friendly mixing bowl (any
bowl will do) and mix your butter and sugar together until well combined. Pop
your eggs in and mix. Then add your flour, sugar and cocoa powder. When
nice a chocolatey mix in your miscellaneous bits. This is when your child will
start picking lumps of chocolate or marshmallows out of the bowl, and end up
with chocolate batter up both arms.
Maybe get a towel out ready?
Written by Cath @baking_with_kids
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