Simple chocolate brownie

With just a few ingredients, you can have a stack of gooey chocolate brownies for a delicious treat

Simple chocolate brownie

Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Cake
Servings 12 squares

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g plain dark chocolate
  • 125 g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • 150 g light muscovado sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 125 g self raising flour
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160°c / gas 3. Line a 8in (20.5cm square tin with baking paper and set aside.
  • Gently melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, with the butter and 2 tbsp water. Remove the bowl from the pan and cool slightly.
  • In the meantime, in a mixing bowl add the sugar and eggs and whisk together light and fluffy, then add the vanilla.
  • Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture and combine together.
  • Gently fold in the flour and a pinch of salt until all mixed together.
  • Pour into the tin and back in the oven for 30-35mins until risen and just firm. The brownie should be gooey in the centre.
  • Leave to cool in the tin for 10mins, then cut into squares with a sharp knife. Top tip: when cutting into squares, if you wipe the blade after each cut you will get nice clean cut squares.