Mel C's Brownies with cherries

Serves 24

Ingredients

• 300g (10 ½oz) good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 180g (6 ½oz) unsalted butter
• 100g (3 ½oz) unrefined golden caster sugar
• 80g (3oz) unrefined dark muscovado sugar
• 4 medium eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 115g (4oz) ground almonds
• Pinch of salt
• 115g (4oz) plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 50g (2oz) milk chocolate chunks
• 50g (2oz) white chocolate chunks  
• Icing
• 50g (2oz) good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 25g (1oz) unsalted butter
• 1 tbsp golden icing sugar
• Cherries, to garnish

How to Prepare

1. Preheat oven to 190°C, 370°F, Gas Mark 5.
2. Grease and line base of a tin measuring 30cm x 19cm x 4cm.
3. Melt chocolate and butter together in a bowl, mixing occasionally.
4. Remove bowl from heat and add golden caster and muscovado sugar.
5. Stir until well combined and leave to cool for five minutes.
6. Add eggs and egg yolk one by one, beating well after each egg.
7. Add ground almonds, salt, flour, baking powder and chocolate chunks.
8. Fold in gently using figure-of-eight movements using metal tablespoon.
9. Poor mix into tin and bake for 20-25 minutes.
10. Remove from oven and leave in tin to cool.
11. Cut into squares once cooled.
12. For icing, melt chocolate and butter together as before.
13. Remove bowl from heat and beat in icing sugar until smooth.