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Chocolate, Olive Oil and Sea Salt Brownies

It's amazing what a little bit of sea salt can do to enhance the flavour of chocolate cake! And using Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, our cake recipe is not only easy to make, its also moist and mouth-watering. Guaranteed to impress at any dinner party.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
16 people

Used in this recipe

Ingredients

300ml milk
100g dark chocolate, finely chopped
275g caster sugar
200g self raising flour
75g cocoa, sifted
1tsp baking powder
100ml Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp course sea salt

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease and line a 23cm by 33cm tin.
Warm the milk and chocolate together until melted. Remove from the heat and set to one side.
In a large bowl, stir the dry ingredients together until fully mixed.
Whisk the oil into the chocolate mixture, followed by the egg and vanilla essence.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the olive oil mixture. Beat until smooth and fully mixed.
Pour into the prepared tin and sprinkle over the salt flakes. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean,
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the tin. Once cool, cut the cake into 16 squares. Store in an airtight tin.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil has a distinctive, rich and fruity flavour that beautifully complements fresh ingredients. Perfect for sauces, marinades, drizzling and dipping, it’s a versatile addition to everyday cooking.