Cowshed Chocolate Brownie

440g caster sugar 100g cocoa powder 70g plain flour 1 and a half tsp baking powder 5 free range eggs 300g soft unsalted butter 2tsp vanilla extract

240g dark chocolate chips or broken up small pieces of chocolate

● Cream the soft butter and the sugar until light in colour and whipped texture. Add the eggs one at a time and vanilla gradually to the mix while beating.

● Fold in the sieved cocoa powder, flour and baking powder and mix carefully until the mix becomes all the same. Add the chocolate chips to the mix, spoon into a greased baking tray or cake tin and level off.

● Bake at 180°C for roughly 10 minutes then turn down to 160°C for a further 20 to 30 minutes. Once cooled, portion and serve with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.