Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Ingredients

Difficulty: Easy

• 200g dark chocolate (70%), chopped
• 175g unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 250g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 100g plain flour
• 30g cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp fine salt

Method

1. 1

   Melt the chocolate and butter together until smooth, then set aside to cool slightly.

2. 2

   Whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla on high for 4 minutes until pale, thick, and voluminous — this builds the shiny crust.

3. 3

   Fold in the warm chocolate mixture, then sift over the flour, cocoa, and salt and fold until just combined.

4. 4

   Pour into a lined 20cm square tin and smooth the top.

5. 5

   Bake at 180C for 28 to 30 minutes until the top is set but a skewer comes out with moist crumbs.

6. 6

   Cool completely in the tin, then chill before cutting for clean, fudgy squares.