Fudgy Brownies

Rich chocolate brownies with a fudgy middle and a thin crackly top.

Ingredients

  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 150 g butter
  • 200 g sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100 g flour
  • 30 g cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch salt

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C and line a 20×20 cm tin with baking paper.
  2. Melt the chocolate and butter over a pan of simmering water and let it cool slightly.
  3. Whisk the sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy; stir in the chocolate.
  4. Sift in the flour, cocoa and salt and fold just until combined.
  5. Pour into the tin and bake for 20–25 minutes; the middle should stay slightly moist. Cool completely before slicing.