Dominique Williams's "Be Within Cuddles" Almond Hot Chocolate Brownie

Don't chicken out on love, show them that they're more than a snack with this sweet and spicy Valentines dessert recipe that ends with cuddles.

Ingredients

  • 30 ml Hot PERi-PERi Sauce
  • 900 g Dark Chocolate (6 slabs of 150g)
  • 300 g Butter (200g for mixture and 100g for creaming)
  • 60 g Brown Sugar
  • 4 units Large Eggs
  • 120 g Cake Flour
  • 30 g Flaked Almonds
  • 200 g Sour Cream
  • 15 ml Baking Powder
  • 150 g Cocoa Powder
  • Additional 50g flaked almonds for garnish

To Serve

  • Serve with vanilla ice cream, raspberries and lightly drizle with Nando's PERi-PERi Hot sauce.

Cooking instructions

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  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line a deep baking tray with baking paper.

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  2. 2

    Place 450g dark chocolate and 200g cubed butter in a dish to melt in a water bain-marie. Stir the chocolate butter mixture until smooth.

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  3. 3

    In a mixing bowl, put 100g butter and sugar and beat until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.

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  4. 4

    Sift flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into bowl and fold in. Then add a pinch of salt.

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  5. 5

    Add the Nando's PERi-PERi Hot sauce, flaked almonds, sour cream, melted chocolate and fold in.

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  6. 6

    Pour mixture into tray and level out. Allow to bake for 40 minutes.

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  7. 7

    Melt 450g of chocolate and spread over the top after removing brownies from the oven. Then sprinkle with 50g flaked almonds for garnish.

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  8. 8

    Allow to cool in tray. When cooled, cut into squares.