Name: Hot cross bun brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: American Style
Ingredients: 2-3 hot cross buns cut into cubes and lightly toasted; 1 cup butter melted; 2 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt

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Ingredients (9)

2-3	hot cross buns — cut into cubes and lightly toasted
1 cup	butter — melted
2 cup	sugar
4	eggs
1 tsp	vanilla essence
1/2 cup	cocoa powder
1 1/2 cup	flour
1/2 tsp	baking powder
1/2 tsp	salt

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Method:

Line a 20cm square tin with baking paper and top with a layer of toasted hot cross bun chunks.

Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla essence together.

Add cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well.

Add half of the batter to the tin, top with some hot cross bun chunks and then allow the batter to rest for a few minutes.

Bake at 180C for 40 minutes or until just cooked, they should still be fudgy. Allow to cool and set before cutting.

Notes

Be sure not to overcook, else they will be cakey and dry.

This recipe is for an American style brownie. You can easily use a packet brownie mix or your favourite brownie recipe with chunks of toasted hot cross buns for delicious results!

Recipe by Bianca Jones. Image photographed by Rikki Hibbert.