Pre heat the oven to 170c

Melt the chocolate and butter together in a medium size glass bowl. You can either do this over a bain marie, or if you are lazy like me, zap in the microwave on 20 second bursts. Put to one side and allow to cool

Grease and line an 8inch square cake tin

Beat the caster sugar and salt into the chocolate and butter mixture till smooth. I used an electric hand whisk for this - you could do it by hand or in a stand mixer if you prefer

Now beat in the eggs one by one

Add the brandy and mix well

Stir the sifted flour through and mix in half the cherries

Pour the batter into the cake tin then dot the remaining cherries over the top

Put in the pre-heated oven and cook for 30-40 minutes till the top is browned and starting to crack.

Leave to cool in the tin before removing and cutting into squares