The Best Easter Chocolate Brownies Ever!

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup cocoa powder (best quality)
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups granulated sugar (i often reduce to 1 3/4)
• 4 large free range eggs
• 1 1/4 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar (icing)
• 3 -4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• water (enough to make a thick icing)
• miniature chocolate egg (approx. 30)
• candy sprinkles (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt the margarine in a large heatproof bowl in the microwave.
• 2 add the sugar, cocoa powder and salt. mix well then beat in the eggs.
• 3 fold in the sifted flour, baking powder & finally the walnuts if you're using them.
• 4 pour into a dish (approx 9x13) lined with greased tin foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180°c / 350f for 30-40 minutes (depend on how gooey you like them!).
• 5 allow to cool completely before icing.
• 6 to make the icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl. carefully add a little water at a time until you have a nice thick icing.
• 7 carefully spoon over the brownie and spread out evenly using a pallet knife. allow the icing to set for a few minutes before adding the sprinkles (so they don't absorb moisture and leach out).
• 8 score into approx 2" squares using a sharp knife and place a chocolate mini egg in the centre of each square.
• 9 when the icing has set you can then cut the brownie into the squares.
• 10 store in an airtight container.