Brownie recipe advice

[CharlieMouseWillDoIt]

I've seen a recipe for chocolate brownies in a Tesco Real Food magazine that I want to try (Frosted Valentine's Brownies):

25g butter
200g dark chocolate
400g caster sugar
4 eggs
2tsp vanilla extract
185g plain flour

400g of sugar!!?? That seems an awful lot, especially as my mum (who I'm making them for) doesn't like overly sweet things. Do you reckon I can cut the sugar to 300g without adversely affecting the recipe?

Anyone?

seems about right tbh, and if anything a little light on the actual chocolate

it's all the sugar and choc that makes it different from a normal cake mix and gives it that heavy damp, fudge-y texture.

There is a lot of sugar in really good brownies. It gives you that shiny, crispy crust on top, as well as the gooey inside. I used to make the Delia Smith Four Nut Brownies - friends would rave about them but I literally had to close my eyes when I tipped the sugar in.

You could cut it a bit but they might be a bit tougher. Can you just cut her very small squares?!

sorry, x posts!

Sounds about right. I made the Jamie Oliver "15" brownies. There was a ton of sugar, a ton if butter and about an ounce of flour. Had to Google for reviews to.make sure it wasn't a typo. It wasn't and the brownies were awesome (if unbelievably unhealthy!)

Thanks all. Will give the recipe a go this afternoon and might have to close my eyes as the sugar goes in!! Good idea about cutting them into small squares too.

girls, try this one, everything I bake is from this site, great explanation, pictures, even video. www.joyofbaking.com/barsandsquares/ChocolateBrownies.html