I omitted the word ‘fudgy’ for a reason. This particular recipe was a failed attempt in the quest for the perfectly fudgy brownies, but it was an unexpected victory in the slightly less infamous struggle, that is, the search for the perfectly moist cakey brownies, to suit those for whom ‘fudgy’ is sickly. Admittedly, there aren’t that many people who feel that way, but there is an abundance of people like me: someone who will love a good brownie, fudgy or cakey, as long as it’s rich, succulent and jam-packed with chocolate flavour.
But seriously…how good does that look!?
I’m certain that if you reduce the cooking time by ten minutes, your brownies will turn out as fudgy and chewy as any fan of decadence could wish it to be, but the recipe I post below here will give you what I ended up with – moist brownies that border on chewy but are equally delicious (its been less than a day and I only have five tiny cubes of brownie left, thanks to my ravenous family). This recipe is quick, easy, and most of the ingredients should be readily available at home. Of course, adding chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruits and the like are completely optional, but they do add a nice kick. I’m a chocoholic, so I decided to add a handful of chopped Valrhona 70% cacao dark chocolate – a little indulgent, a little pricey, but completely worth it in every bite.
Total time: 45 mins, Makes 16-25 servings depending on how large you cut your pieces
(Make sure to store your brownies in an airtight container once cooled, to avoid them going stale)
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup nuts/chocolate chips/dried fruits etc. or a mixture of all (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius.
- Combine the sifted flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
- Melt the butter in a separate microwavable bowl, using the microwave at 10-15 second intervals on high.
- Once melted, transfer to a large mixing bowl and stir in the cocoa powder; mix in the sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Mix in the dry ingredients, including the additional fillings if using.
- Grease a baking tray with butter, cooking spray, or line it with parchment paper.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tray, leveling out the surface and sprinkling the top with some chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edges have produced that coveted crispy crust; take them out to cool completely and enjoy!
16 large and decadent brownies
Recipe adapted from Sam #3’s version on http://www.food.com
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