Easy brownies

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Makes 24

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Ingredients

375g good quality dark chocolate

375g butter, cut into pieces

500g caster sugar

6 medium eggs

225g plain flour

140g good quality dark chocolate

50g butter, cut into pieces

icing sugar for dusting

Method

Butter and line a 30cm x 21cm tin. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Break up the chocolate with the butter and melt in the microwave on medium for about 5 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Beat the sugar and eggs in a bowl. Stir in the melted chocolate, add the flour and beat well. Pour into the tin and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top looks papery and feels slightly wobbly. Leave to cool in the tin.

If you're making the topping, break up the chocolate with the butter and melt in the microwave on medium for about 1 minute. Stir until smooth then spread over the cake. Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares.