These peanut-and-raisin-studded dark chocolate brownies have been dressed up to look like a classic Easter treat - genius!
250ml room-temperature water45ml caster sugarTo make the brownies, cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl of an electric mixer.Add the flour mixture and eggs to the creamed mixture. Mix well and then add the oil and water, together with peanuts and raisins.
For the crosses, cream the butter and sugar until creamy, then add the remaining ingredients. It should be a fairly thick mixture. Place into a piping bag with a plain nozzle and pipe a cross onto each muffin-style brownie.Recipe by trainee chef Valia Dimitri from the Sense of Taste Chef School in Cape Town
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