From our archive of donated recipes

Donated by Sally Newall of Simply Ice Cream, Aldington

100g vegetable oil or melted butter

1 cup Fairtade caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

60g plain white flour

30g Fairtrade cocoa (not drinking chocolate)

¼ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

Cherry ice cream

Kent cherries, fresh or poached

Instructions

Blend oil or melted butter, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and use a spoon to beat well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Gradually blend into the egg mixture.

Spread batter in a prepared loaf tin. Bake at 180c for 20 to 25 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool. Cut into slices and serve with scoops of cherry ice cream and Kent cherries.