Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and salt. Set aside.

Melt the butter in a medium bowl using the microwave in 20 second increments until just melted, about 40 seconds. Whisk in the sugar and vanilla until incorporated. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth.

Using a rubber spatula fold in the flour mixture until a few streaks of dry ingredients remain. Add the chocolate and fold a few more strokes to incorporate. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with the flake salt and turbinado sugar. Bake for 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Allow to cool completely in the pan.

 Cook’s Note: Do not over mix when adding the dry ingredients. You will have to mix the chocolate chips in after the dry ingredients and do not want to over work the batter. 

Reprinted from Giada’s Italy: My Recipes for La Dolce Vita. Copyright © 2018 by GDL Foods Inc. Photographs by Aubrie Pick. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.