Ingredients

• 50g/2oz best-quality gluten-free dark chocolate
• 100g/3½oz butter
• 200g/7oz caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• preferably free-range
• lightly whisked
• 1-2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 75g/3oz ground almonds
• 1-2 tsp gluten-free baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 110g/4oz chopped walnuts
• 20cm/8in square tin
• lined with silicone paper

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water or in a low oven.
• Cream the butter and sugar until pale
• soft and light
• then beat in the lightly whisked eggs
• the vanilla extract and melted chocolate. Lastly stir in the ground almonds
• gluten-free baking powder
• salt and chopped nuts. Spread the mixture in the tin and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes.
• Leave to cool
• then cut into 5cm/2in squares for serving.