Lake Trash Recipe
A dark chocolate brownie with walnuts, topped with vanilla ice cream and powdered sugar.
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Ingredients
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Brownie Base
Toppings
Method
Brownie Base
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
- 2
Melt Chocolate and Butter
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the dark chocolate and unsalted butter together, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- 3
Mix Sugars and Eggs
In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs. Whisk together until well blended, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- 4
- 5
Add Dry Ingredients
Sift in the all-purpose flour and salt. Gently fold the mixture until no flour pockets remain, then fold in the chopped walnuts.
- 6
Bake
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- 7
Cool Brownies
Let the brownies cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Toppings
- 8
Serve
Once the brownies are completely cool, cut them into squares. Place a brownie square on a plate, top with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
