The date actually shows the first time I made those, and sent some to the school for the teachers to try. When I came by later, the teachers literally pounced on me for the recipe… so here it is!

using chocolate with cranberry bits

Ingredients:

• 115g unsalted butter
• 100g chocolate, broken into pieces: here I must explain that the choice is yours, I have used chocolate with caramel chips, cranberries… whatever takes your fancy
• 150g caster sugar
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tbsp espresso powder (I have a very good coffee I bought, only for baking purposes)
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 100g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160Fan/ gas 4 and grease or line a 30×20 (12″x8″) baking pan ( I have my brownie pan, see Gallery)
• Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water
• As soon as it has melted, remove from heat and leave to cool slightly
• With an electric whisk, mix in the sugar then the eggs, one at a time
• Add the espresso, vanilla and salt
• Sift in the flour and baking powder, folding in gently by hand until well combined
• Pour into the pan and bake for 35mn, or until risen, crusty at the top but still soft undeneath
• Leave to cool completely in the pan

using chocolate with caramel bits