Brownies

Time for slices! Enough with cakes, let's go for some tradicional favourites:
BROWNIES
This is for my daughter whose birthday was last Friday.

Ingredients
150g butter; 125g dark chocolate; 3 eggs; 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; icing sugar to dust.


PREHEAT oven to moderate 180oC. Brush a 20cm square cake tin with oil or melted butter. Line base with baking paper, extending over 2 sides.


PLACE butter and chocolate in a small heatproof bowl. Stand bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and cool slightly.


BEAT eggs, sugar and vanilla together in a large bowl with a wire whisk until well combined. Whisk in chocolate mixture, then stir in sifted flour and cocoa; do not over-beat.


POUR into prepared tin. Bake for 40 minutes, until slightly risen in the centre and just firm when touched lightly. Leave to cool in tin (slice will sink back down to form an even surface) then lift out and cut into squares whn completely cold. Dust with sifted icing sugar.


NOTE: Store for up to 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator ( but, unless you have a problem, you'll run out of brownies by the end of the day so there's no need to worry about storage).