When the heart needs reassurance, I bake. When the heart needs celebration, I bake. When the heart craves solace and silence, I bake. When the heart craves music and energy, I bake.

It’s a day of that kind. With lots of mixed feelings. And lots of work. And yet as though by some unseen force one gravitates towards the therapeutic effect of baking 🙂

Especially if the result is something like this – presenting the Wholewheat Cane Sugar Brownie Cake. Without baking powder or soda.

Recipe –

1 cup wholewheat flour

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

4 free range eggs

1 cup melted unsalted butter

2 cups unrefined cane sugar

2-3 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/2 tsp salt

Method –

• Whisk melted butter and cane sugar together in a medium-sized bowl.
• Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Sift in wholewheat flour, cocoa powder and salt.
• Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Do not over beat or over mix.
• Preheat oven to 165 degrees C.
• Prepare baking tin lined with baking paper.
• Pour the batter into it and bake for 20 minutes.
• Slice only once it cools off.