Name: Basic brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 175g (5½oz) butter, softened; 1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar; 3 eggs, beaten lightly; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup (150g) plain (all-purpose) flour; ¾ cup (75g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder; ½ tsp sea salt flakes; 125g (4oz) dark chocolate, chopped finely

Basic brownies

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We have created the PERFECT brownie for our Test Kitchen Collection.

Three chocolate brownies stacked on top of one another — Our basic brownies combine all the perfect brownie elements.

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Serves 12

Prep

20M

Cook

45M

Total

1H 5M

For the perfect brownie, we dug deep into the archives and retested a number of our classic recipes. We combined all our favourite elements to create a ‘super’ brownie, with fudginess, sweetness and the signature shiny top.

For an intense chocolate taste use 70% dark chocolate; for a slightly less intense chocolate taste use 45% dark chocolate. Brownies are best served at room temperature.