Brownies

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 20cm square baking tin with baking parchment. Melt the butter and chopped chocolate together in a heatproof bowl over simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the caster sugar, then beat in the eggs one at a time with the vanilla extract. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, then gently fold into the chocolate mixture until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out with a few moist crumbs still clinging to it. Allow to cool completely in the tin before turning out and cutting into 12 squares.