Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
Dense chocolate squares with a thin crackly top.

Method
- 01
Step 1
Heat oven to 175°C and line a 20 cm square tin.
- 02
Step 2
Melt chocolate and butter together gently and cool 5 minutes.
- 03
Step 3
Whisk eggs and sugar for 2 minutes, then whisk in chocolate mixture and vanilla.
- 04
Step 4
Fold in flour, cocoa and salt just until combined.
- 05
Step 5
Bake 25–30 minutes until edges set and a skewer has moist crumbs rather than wet batter. Cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition
Estimated per 1 of 12 servings from USDA SR Legacy (2018) ingredient values, not laboratory-tested. Dark chocolate assumed 70–85% cacao; all 150 g butter included; one serving is one-twelfth of the batch. Count/spoon masses are assumptions; no cooking-yield or nutrient-retention factors. Full ingredient IDs and grams are in recipe-nutrition-mappings.json.
Editorial recipe. Preparation may vary by region; not independently kitchen-tested.
Source: BestFoodBook original editorial recipe; not kitchen-tested