I was supposed to share a different recipe today but this cake turned out so good that I couldn’t wait until next week. After all, what better to make on the weekend than a good chocolate cake. When that chocolate cake is the most fudgy, outrageously delicious brownie cake you have to share it with the world, right". A perfectly cracked top and a rich, moist interior and above all, a few simple ingredients that are mostly available at home.  I’ve been under the weather this week and this cake got me all excited. I’ve made enough brownies and cakes in the last two decades to know a really good recipe. This is a keeper!

It’s Autumn over here and the light is beautiful. A subtle, diffused light that makes me want to stand outside and photograph everything I can lay my hands on. Summer is my favourite season mainly for the beautiful fresh produce it brings with it and I feel a bit sad when it ends but the first few weeks of Autumn are the best where there is an overlap. We are still enjoying plums, peaches and figs but the apples have started arriving and the weather has cooled down substantially. As for this Brownie cake, the beauty of a chocolate cake is that it defies seasons and reasons. Make it anytime, anywhere.
The initial plan was to decorate the Brownie Cake  with red berries. However, it does not need a thing. A sprinkling of icing sugar was enough. The recipe requires the eggs to be separated and whites whipped first and then mixed i...