Easy Brownies

Easy Brownies with Cocoa Powder

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Butter ( 170g )
1 + 1/2 cup Sugar ( 320g )
2 teaspoon Vanilla
3 eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour ( 100g )
1/2 cup cocoa Powder ( 70g )
1 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt ( optional )
3 oz ( 100g ) chopped pecans or walnuts ( optional )

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180 deg C ? 350 deg F / Gas mark 4.
2. Line a 33 x 23cm / 13 x 9 in cake tin with greaseproof or other non-stick paper and grease the tin.
3. Melt the butter.
4. Beat eggs with sugar, and add vanilla, flour, cocoa, baking powder and melted butter.
5. Add chopped nuts.
6. Bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 20-30 minutes.
7. Cool the cake. Dust with powdered sugar or glace with your favourite chocolate frosting.

Tips:
Instead of all purpose flour + baking powder you may use self-rising flour.