Gluten-free chocolate and almond brownie

Babiche Martens

Ingredients

200 g	Butter
1 ½ cups	Caster sugar
3 tsp	Vanilla extract
4	Eggs
1 cup	Dutch cocoa powder
¾ tsp	Baking powder, gluten free
½ tsp	Salt
1 ¼ cups	Rice flour
¼ cup	Slivered almonds
½ cup	Dark chocolate, chopped, plus an extra half a cup to add after baking
1 serving	Cream, softly whipped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan then stir in the sugar and vanilla. Remove from the heat and whisk in the eggs, one at a time.
3. Sift the cocoa, baking powder, salt and rice flour together.
4. Add to the egg and butter mixture with the almonds and chocolate.
5. Pour into the prepared slice tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the centre is slightly firm to the touch.
6. Let cool before slicing and topping with slivers of chocolate. Serve with cream.