Ingredients

• 225g butter

• 450g caster sugar

• 140g dark chocolate, broken into pieces

• 5 free-range medium eggs

• 110g plain flour

• 55g cocoa powder

Method

• Heat the oven to 190oC

• Line a 20x30cm baking tin with baking paper.

• Gently melt the butter and the sugar together in a large pan. Once melted, take off the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until melted.

• Beat in the eggs, then stir in the flour and the cocoa powder.

• Pour the brownie batter into the prepared tin and bake for 30–35 minutes, or until the top of the brownie is just firm but there is still a gentle wobble in the middle.

• Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the tin. Cut the brownies into 5cm squares when only just warm, or completely cool.