EASY BROWNIES

Want curves? Eat more chocolate!

While Jennifer Hudson is indulging in chocolate to achieve ‘ideal weight’, other celebs have sworn by it too. Here’s why you should tuck into some today

    Forget banning chocolate if you are a health addict. It’s actually good for you. Studies have pointed out how it reduces blood clots and can help fight strokes, and now another benefit of chocolate is sure to have women smiling; it can give you the curves you want! While singer Shakira had once said she owes her sexy figure to chocolate, now actress and singer Jennifer Hudson says she has been indulging in chocolate to help her achieve an ideal weight after having to lose 10 extra pounds for a new movie. “I love chocolate. I ate the rest of my weight. I got to the point where I was like,
this is enough. So I’ve gained all the weight back,” a news report quoted her as saying. 
 
IT BOOSTS APPETITE! Chocolate contains theobromine, an alkaloid chemical that is said to stimulate appetite. It also has substances that are known to affect the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls hunger. 

    COOKING TRICKS: How to melt chocolate Melting chocolate is a dicey thing; one has to be careful not to burn it. Here’s how to melt it right: Chop the chocolate into small pieces It will melt more evenly.
    If you have to microwave it, do so for just one minute. For chocolate shavings, microwave the chocolate for just five seconds at a time.
    Don’t let chocolate come in contact with water or it will become lumpy.
    Don’t melt chocolate over high heat or it will become grainy.

Jennifer Hudson

 

EASY BROWNIES Ingredients Serves: 10 servings 

Ingredients
Butter — 1 cup Sugar — 1 1/2 cups Vanilla — 1 1/2 tsp Eggs — 2 All-purpose flour — 1 cup Cocoa powder — 1/2 cup Baking powder — 1 tsp Salt — a pinch Fresh coriander — Large sprigs, 2

Method
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13 x 9 in (33 x 23 cm) cake tin with paper and grease it. Melt butter, beat eggs with sugar, and add vanilla, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees. To test if it’s done, insert a knife end in the mix and if it comes out clean, it’s done (should be after about 30 minutes). Cool the cake, dust with powdered sugar, top with frosting. Enjoy!