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Courgette brownies
MAKES 16 PREP 15 mins plus 1 hr cooling COOK 20-25 mins EASY V
200g unsalted butter, cut into cubes, plus extra for the tin
120g plain flour
50g cocoa powder
200g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
4 eggs
300g caster sugar
1 courgette (about 300g), grated
100g milk chocolate chips
1 Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 30 x 20cm cake tin or deep baking tray and line with baking parchment. Sift the flour and cocoa into a bowl and set aside.
Melt the butter and dark chocolate together in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Or, do this
