Name: Chocolate Brownie Tray Bake With Avocado Frosting Recipe
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves: 16

Ingredients

300g pitted dates
200g dark chocolate
200g butter
4 large free-range eggs, beaten
150g self-raising flour

2 ripe avocados, peeled and roughly chopped
4tbsp cocoa powder
2tbsp maple syrup

You will need:

a 20cm square tin, oiled

Method

Put the dates in a saucepan then add about 150ml water. Gently simmer until they are really soft, then whizz them to a purée. Break up the chocolate and cut the butter into cubes then put into a heatproof bowl set over gently simmering water to melt. Allow to cool.
Heat the oven to 170C, gas 3. Whisk the date purée into the chocolate mixture, followed by the eggs and the flour. Spoon into the tin. It will look a little curdled but don’t worry, it comes out fine! Bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Make the frosting just before you want to serve. Simply whizz the ingredients together and spread on top of the cake. Serve with raspberries or other fresh fruit.

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Serves	16
Skill	Easy
Total Time	45 mins

Nutrition Per Portion	RDA
Calories	303 Kcal	15%
Fat	18.5 g	26%
Saturated Fat	10 g	50%