Red velvet brownies

These decadent bite-sized treats are just right to hit that spot!

Ingredients

• 100g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
• 2 x 135g bars dark chocolate, broken up
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 100g caster sugar
• 4 tsp red food colouring
• 2 eggs
• 100g self raising flour

Tools

• Square baking tin
• Heatproof bowl
• Pan
• Mixer

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/fan 160ºC/Gas 4.
2. Grease and line the base of a 20cm square baking tin.
3. Melt the chocolate with the butter and vanilla extract in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water.
4. Remove from the heat, add the sugar and food colouring and stir until dissolved.
5. Add the eggs and whisk together.
6. Mix in the flour, pour into the tin and bake for 15 mins.
7. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
8. Turn out, then cut into 25 squares.
9. Serve when cool.