Ingredients

Method

• 336 g butter
• 65 g coffee beans
• 450 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 4 free-range eggs
• 500 g brown sugar
• 2 T vanilla extract
• 190 g flour
• 60 g cocoa powder
• 2 t salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• Woolworths Chuckles, to decorate
• For the mascarpone mousse:
• 2 free-range eggs
• 4 free-range egg yolks
• 100 g caster sugar
• ½ t salt
• 5 g gelatine leaves (bloomed)
• 1 cup cream
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 120 g icing sugar
• 255 g mascarpone
• For the whipped coffee topping:
• 2 T hot water
• 2 T brown sugar
• 2 T instant coffee

Method

Ingredients

1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC. Heat the butter in a pan over a low heat until nutty and brown. Add the coffee beans and allow to infuse for 30 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove the coffee beans.

2. Return the butter to the pan, add half the chocolate and gently melt. Allow it to cool slightly.

3. Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly add the cooled butter-and-chocolate mixture and gently mix.

4. Sift the flour, cocoa and salt together, then add to the egg mixture alternating with the sour cream. Start and end with the flour. Fold in the remaining chopped chocolate, then spread into a 24 cm greased baking tray and bake for 45 minutes, or until cooked with a slight wobble.

5. To make the mascarpone mousse, place the eggs, egg yolks, sugar and salt in a double-boiler and whisk to ribbon stage. Once thick and fluffy, add the bloomed gelatine and whisk until combined.

6. In a separate bowl, whip the cream and vanilla, slowly add the icing sugar while whipping. Whip until soft peaks form. In a separate bowl, soften the mascarpone with the back of a spoon, then fold into the cream mixture. Be careful not to overwhip the mascarpone as it splits easily.

7. Fold the cream mixture into the egg mixture until combined. Chill until set – about 2 hours.

8. To make the whipped coffee, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until thick, glossy and doubled in volume.

9. To assemble, cut the brownie into even squares, spoon over an even layer of mascarpone mousse, top with whipped coffee and finish with chopped Chuckles (we used the peanut Chuckles).

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