Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

• • 200g dark chocolate, chopped
• • 180g butter
• • 300g sugar
• • 3 eggs
• • 1 tsp vanilla extract
• • 120g plain flour
• • 30g cocoa powder
• • 1/2 tsp salt

Method

1. Heat oven to 180°C and line a square baking tin with baking paper.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter together, either in a double boiler or in short bursts in the microwave, then cool slightly.
3. Whisk in the sugar, then the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
4. Fold in the flour, cocoa and salt until just combined — don't overmix.
5. Pour into the tin and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
6. Cool completely in the tin before slicing.