Choc Brownies

Ingredients

• 100g butter (chopped)
• 200g dark chocolate (chopped)
• 4 large eggs
• 250g caster sugar
• 100g Millers Foods plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 30g cocoa

 Optional additions

• white or milk chocolate chunks 100g, chopped
• hazelnuts 100g, toasted, roughly chopped
• pecans 100g, toasted, roughly chopped
• 2 handfuls chopped marshmallows

Method

STEP 1 – Heat the oven to 180C – fan forced

STEP 2 – Line a 22cm square brownie tin with baking paper. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a microwave or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Cool to room temperature.

STEP 3 – Whisk the eggs and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.

STEP 4  – Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and sift in the flour, baking powder and cocoa.

STEP 5 – Fold this in to give a fudgy batter.

STEP 6 – (To really go to town add 100g chopped white or milk chocolate chunks OR 100g toasted, roughly chopped hazelnuts or pecans OR 2 handfuls of baby marshmallows.)

STEP 7 – Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is cracked but the middle is just set. Cool completely, then lift out of the tin and cut.