Chocolate Brownies (From the Farm of Beverly Hills)

• unsalted butter, cut into pieces↗1 1⁄2 cups
• fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetened)↗12 ounces
• large eggs↗6
• cake flour (not self-rising)↗1 1⁄4 cups
• unsweetened cocoa powder, plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)↗1 cup
• sugar↗3 cups
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour a 13- by 9- by 2-inch metal baking pan, knocking out excess flour.

2. 2

   Melt butter with chocolate in a large metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove bowl from pan and whisk in eggs, 1 at a time.

3. 3

   Sift together flour and cocoa powder in a separate bowl and stir into batter with sugar and salt.

4. 4

   Pour batter into pan and bake in middle of oven until top is firm and a tester inserted into center comes out with crumbs adhering, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours, before cutting into 20 squares.