Brownie

Ingredients

125g butter

¼ Cup cocoa

1 Cup sugar

2 Eggs

½ Cup ground almonds

1 tsp vanilla

½ Cup flour

½ tsp baking powder

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan.

2. Add cocoa and 'cook' for 1-2 minutes while stirring. The cooking brings out the chocolately goodness in the flavour.

3. Remove from heat, stir in sugar.

4. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat well between each addition, the mixture should become nice and glossy.

5. Add almonds and vanilla, mix/beat well.

6. Add flour and baking powder (I don't even bother to sift them, I just sprinkle the baking powder over the flour), mix well.

7. Pour into a baking paper-lined loaf tin.

8. Add the frozen raspberries on top if you are using, gently pushing them into the surface of the mix.

9. Bake at 180 degrees celsius for 30-35 minutes. You want the surface to be just firm and to just start cracking, it will also just be pulling away from the edges of the pan. (be careful not to overcook them, if you overcook them they loose their gooey chewiness and can become a bit dry).