Chocolate Brownies With Hot Fudge Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecan nuts
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/3 cup cocoa, sifted
• 397 g sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 brownies: preheat oven to 180°c or 350°f.
• 2 cook the sugar, margarine and cocoa powder on stove over medium until the margarine is melted.
• 3 remove from heat, add eggs and vanilla. stir.
• 4 add remaining ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt).
• 5 stir in nuts.
• 6 put in greased 20cm (8 inch) square pan.
• 7 bake at 180°c or 350°f for 25 minutes.
• 8 sauce: combine melted margarine, sifted cocoa and water in a microwave proof bowl.
• 9 blend in condensed milk with wire whisk.
• 10 microwave on high for 1 minute, then whisk to blend.
• 11 microwave 1 1/2 minutes more on high. add vanilla and blend with whisk completely.
• 12 serve hot with brownies and ice-cream of choice.
• 13 to preserve: leave to cool, put in jar with lid and refrigerate.
• 14 to reheat: remove lid from jar and microwave. if the sauce is too thick, add some water.