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1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
5 tablespoons butter
¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup plus 2 teaspoons self-rising flour
Large pinch of salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
2 eggs, beaten

Makes
Melt the chocolate gently with butter. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla.

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the walnuts. Add the chocolate mixture and eggs and mix well together. Pour into a greased and floured 20 cm/8 inch square cake pan.

Bake in a preheated moderate over 180 c/350 F, Gas Mark 4) for 35 to 40 minutes or until well risen and just beginning to shrink away from the sides of the pan. Cool in the pan, then cut into squares.