Chocolate cashew diamonds
A melt in the mouth chocolate treat packed with cashew nuts.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 100 gms plain chocolate, melted and cooled a little
- ¾ cup plain whole wheat flour (atta)
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ⅓ tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp sunflower / vegetable oil
- 2 cups cashew nuts, roughly ground
Topping (optional)
- some double cream, icing sugar, and a little cocoa powder
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven at 170 deg C and line and grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
- Beat together the eggs and sugar.
- Sieve together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder and fold into the egg mixture.
- Add the oil and mix well.
- Add the melted chocolate and mix well.
- Fold in the nuts.
- Tip the mixture into the prepared baking pan and spread out evenly.
- Place the dish in the centre of the pre heated oven and bake for approximately 18 minutes or till very little sticks to a toothpick when inserted through the centre( do not let it dry out too much).
- Cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes and then peel off the parchment.
- Transfer to a rack and cool completely.
- Cut into squares or diamonds to serve
- If you want to go on with the topping, just whip together some double cream, a little icing sugar and cocoa powder till thick and pipe it or just spread it on the top ( I have not given specific measurements for the topping; use according to your preference)