5-Step Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

These brownies are a winner! Don't over-bake and you'll end up with nice chocolatey fudge pieces with oozy insides :) waaaaay better than any brownie you can buy outside

150gm / 5oz butter, chopped
125gm / 4oz dark chocolate, chopped
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1.5 cups / 375gm caster sugar
1tsp Vanilla essence
1 cup / 125gm plain flour
1/4 cup / 30gm cocoa powder

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Grease an 8 inch square baking tin, line base with baking paper that extends over both sides (to help lift brownies out).

2. Melt chocolate and butter in a heat-proof bowl over simmering water. Mix well and set aside to cool.

3. Sift flour and cocoa power.

4. Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture. Stir in combined sifted flour and cocoa. Do not overbeat.

5. Pour into tin and bake about 40 minutes. Or until the wonderful smell of chocolate hits your nose and you need all your strength to NOT eat the brownies immediately. The tricky part is that the outer sides of this brownie will cook first, and the middle will be still gooey. So sometimes I cut out the sides when they are done, and put the rest to bake somemore. Warning - it can be quite a messy affair.