Gooey brownies

Ingredients:375g good quality dark chocolate375g butter, cut into pieces500g caster sugar6 medium eggs225g plain flour140g good quality dark chocolate50g butter, cut into piecesicing sugar for dusting

NO MICROWAVE?If you don’t have a microwave,boil the whole, unpeeled beetroot untiltender (leaving the skins on prevents themfrom becoming waterlogged), then peeland use as above. For a real cheat, use400g ready-cooked beetroot – just be sureto buy the type without vinegar!

Meanwhile, whisk the sugar, eggs and a pinch of salt together in a large bowl until pale and foamy – it should look like a frothy milkshake. This will take 2-3 mins with an electric whisk, or about 5-8 mins with a balloon whisk. Pour in the butter and chocolate mixture along with the almonds,…