delicious chocolate brownies

ingredients:
160g dark chocolate, chopped
125g butter
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup plain flour
3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1.preheat oven to 180 C. brush 20cm square cake tin with butter;line base with baking paper. Place chocolate and butter ina medium heatproof bowl over simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and cool.
2.Stir in eggs sugar and essence. Add sifted flour and nuts, combine well(do not overbeat).
3.Pour mixture into tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until skewer comes out clean when inserted in centre.
Cool in tin; cut into squares. Dust with a little combined cocoa and icing sugar and top with pecans, if desired.

note:for 1 very chewy brownie that children will like, substitute palm sugar for the caster sugar.The brownie will be very moist and sticky, but is worth the taste!