Dulce de Leche Brownies

I had leftover of half can of Dulce de Leche after making Chocolate Banana Toffee Pie and decided to give a go at this very tempting brownies and yes, it was a perfect choice to make use of DDL leftover. It is super delicious and seems that DDL is really a fantastic ingredient for anything...!

I started making DDL ahead of Hana & Ika but these two ladies didn't keep their DDL that long & they made this brownies few weeks ago already, whilst my DDL has been waiting for more than a month in the pantry...LOL! Hana & I (besan kan...hehe) always think alike & coincidently making the same menu & this is also another example where we found the same recipe.

Source with compliment: Technicolor. I've edited the recipe for my easy reference.
Makes 8" square
INGREDIENTS:
115g Butter
170g Cooking Chocolate
25g Cocoa Powder
3 large Eggs
200g Sugar
1 tsp VE
140g Flour
250g Dulce de Leche (DDL) - see here

METHOD:

1. Preheat the oven to 175ºC/350ºF.
Line a square pan with a long sheet of aluminum foil, overhang the sides & grease it.

2. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. 

Add the chocolate pieces and stir constantly over very low heat until melted. 

Remove from heat and whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth. 

Add in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sugar, vanilla, then the flour. 

3. Scrape half of the batter into the prepared pan.
Drop one-third of the dulce de leche, evenly spaced, over the brownie batter, then drag a knife through to swirl it slightly. 

Spread the remaining brownie batter over, then drop spoonfuls of the remaining DDL in dollops over the top of the brownie batter. 

Use a knife to swirl the DDL slightly.
 

4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. The brownies are done when the center feels just-slightly firm. Remove from the oven and cool completely.