Ingredients
- 150g dark chocolate melts
- 95g Ocho chocolate (I used Solomons 70%) roughly chopped
- 150g butter
- 200g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 55g flour
- 60g cocoa
- 100g sour cream
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 200g Omega plums
- 2 tbsp ximenez (or your favourite tipple) + a couple of extra tbsps for after cooking
Boozy Dark Chocolate and Plum Brownie
Method
- Wash, remove stones and cut plums into a 1cm dice and place in a bowl with the booze of your choice
- Leave to marinate overnight Pre heat the oven to 170 degrees
- Line a 30 x 20cm baking tin with baking paper Melt the butter and dark chocolate melts together and set aside In a beater whip the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add the chocolate and butter and continue to mix until just incorporated Sieve together the flour, baking powder, cocoa and gently fold through the egg mix Lastly fold in the sour cream, marinated plums (including the liquid) and Ocho chocolate
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin
- Bake the brownie for approx
- 1 hour until it feels set
- Allow to cool
- Brush over extra ximenez and allow to soak in to brownie
- Cut into 12 portions and then dust with cocoa *gluten free flour can be substituted in place of plain flour to make the brownie gluten free