brownie with vanilla ice cream

brownie with vanilla ice cream

brownie

200 g margarine or butter

200 g dark chocolate 

200 g sugar 

4 eggs 

180 g flour 

1 tsp baking power 

candied orange peel

melt the butter in a pan with chocolate and sugar, cool down to room temperature 

add eggs, one at time, mix until the batter looks even 

add flour with baking sugar 

line a 20cm square pan (or equivalent) with parchment paper, pour the batter , sprinkle with the orange peel

bake for about 25 min in 180C – the sides should be baked, with toothpick coming out clean, but the middle should still be moist and slightly uncooked 

vanilla ice cream

400 ml full-fat cream

200 ml milk

15 egg yolks

250 g sugar

2 tbsp vanilla extract

1 vanilla pod

mix the yolks with sugar until pale and fluffy

bring the cream and milk, mixed, to boil, with seeds scraped from the vanilla pod

pour over the eggs, stirring constantly, put back on the stove and cook until it starts to thicken 

put the pan into a cold water to stop the cooking process and stir for a few moments, add vanilla extract

cool down, chill in a fridge and put into a freezer in an airtight container for at least 12 hours or prepare according to ice cream machine instructions

assembly:

cut out a piece of brownie, top with a scoop of ice cream and, optionally, fruit, whipped cream or sauce – I used cherry and some cherry sugar syrup