brownie + frosting + strawberry.

what it looked like

what i used to make it 

for the cake

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup maida [ flour]
1 egg
1 tbs + 1 tsp cocoa powder
1/8 tsp baking powder [ don't worry too much about precise measurement]
1/2 tsp vanilla
a pinch of salt

for the frosting 

3 tbs butter
3 tbs cocoa
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp + 1/2 tsp honey
1/2 tsp vanilla

for making it look pretty

a box of strawberries chopped up really finely.

how i made it 

1. preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius
2. you start off by melting the butter in a saucepan. then turn the heat off and stir in the sugar and keep stirring till the butter and sugar have mixed to form a satiny yellow mixture. then beat in the egg to this. [ i used an electric hand beater, but if you don't have that, a fork will work just fine also].
in another bowl, mix cocoa + flour + salt + baking powder. now add this mix, and beat it into the egg mixture. SLOWLY. One spoon full at a time.
3. add this mixture to a greased 8 inch square tin. bake for 20-25 minutes.

now, the frosting.
 if you don't have an electric beater at home, i would personally advice you to use melted butter, as this makes the mixing waaay easier

mix all the ingredients in a bowl, and keep beating it till it reaches the consistency you want it to be. if it's too thick, add a little bit of water and keep mixing. if it's too runny, add sugar + cocoa in equal amounts and mix

take the brownies out of the oven and wait for them to cool before you frost them. what happens when you don't do this, is that the heat from the brownies causes the frosting to melt and become runny.

and finally, after you're done frosting, take the strawberries and place them on top of the frosting. however you want. i'm really messy, but i know people who do a lot of pretty patterns and stuff.

refrigerate. or not.
your brownies, you decide.