Standby Brownies

Makes 16.

Ingredients

• 150g butter
• 1¼ cups (275g) caster (superfine) sugar
• ¾ cup (75g) cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup (75g) plain (all-purpose) flour

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F).
2. Place the butter, sugar and cocoa in a saucepan over low heat and stir until the butter has melted.
3. Spoon into a bowl and add the vanilla and eggs, whisking well. Sift the flour over the mixture and whisk to combine.
4. Spoon the mixture into a 20cm-square cake tin lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until centre is just set.
5. Cool in tin and cut into squares to serve.