Chocolate brownie cake

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Ingredients

100g butter

125g caster sugar

75g light brown or muscovado sugar

125g plain chocolate (plain or milk)

1 tbsp golden syrup

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract/essence

100g plain flour

½ tsp baking powder

2 tbsp cocoa powder

Method

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.

Place the butter, caster sugar, brown sugar, chocolate and golden syrup in the pan and melt gently on a low heat until it is smooth and lump-free.

Remove the pan from the heat.

Break the eggs into the bowl and whisk with the fork until light and frothy. 5 Add the eggs, vanilla extract or essence, flour, baking powder and cocoa powder to the chocolate mixture and mix thoroughly.

Put the mixture into the greased and lined cake tin and place on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 25-30 mins.

Remove and allow to cool for 20-30 mins before cutting into wedges and serving.

Serve with cream or ice cream and plenty of fresh fruit.