Cheat’s Brownie (‘Lazy Lady’)
I’d like to blame my mother. The master of the domestic shortcut. If there’s a way to do a chore quicker and better she’ll find it because when you finish doing whatever it is, you get to read. Or play in the garden. Or do something fun. And that’s worth a shortcut.
The slice we’d make for morning tea was actually called ‘Lazy Lady’. It was EXCELLENT. Essentially, a speedy chocolate brownie. Recipe following.
Makes 16 pieces.
Ingredients 9
125 g butter, melted
230 g brown sugar
1 free-range egg, beaten
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
150 g self-raising flour
45 g desiccated coconut, plus extra to decorate
hundreds and thousands (sprinkles), to decorate, optional
Icing
125 g icing sugar
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp butter, softened
1 1⁄2 tbsp full-cream milk
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Method 6
Make this in one saucepan – save the dishes.
Preheat your oven to 175°C (345°F). Grease and line an 18 × 28 cm (7 × 11 in) slice tin.
Stir the into the melted , followed by the . Stir through the , and then the and the .
Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth it out. Cook for 15–20 minutes.
While the brownie’s cooking, make the icing. Mix all the icing ingredients (, , and ) together and spread on the brownie while still hot.
Sprinkle with . Or hundreds and thousands.
Buena Vista Farm's tips
Oh, those cut-off end bits! I grew up with these bits
saved for the family while the rest of the slice was
given away or taken to a function. The best bits.
