Chocolate Walnut Brownies

Ingredients

500g butter 750g quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped 2 cups caster sugar 6 eggs, lightly beaten 1 1/4 cups plain flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 2 cups walnuts, chopped 350g dark chocolate chips

Method Preheat the oven to a moderate 180 C. Line a 30 x 45 x 3cm baking pan with baking paper. Place the butter and chocolate in a small pan over a medium low heat. Stir until melted and combined. Cool 5 min. In a large bowl, use a metal spoon to combine the sugar and eggs. Pour in warm chocolate and mix. Cool completely. Sift flour and baking powder into a separate bowl and add the walnuts and chocolate chips. Fold into cooled chocolate mixture. Pour in baking pan. Bake 30 min or until a skewer inserted in the middles comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack before cutting into squares. Serve each with a dollop of coffee cream. To make the Coffee Cream, combine 2 cups dolloping cream with 1 tablespoon instant coffee dissolved in 2 tablespoons Tia Maria. Chill until needed. Serve with brownies.