The best cocoa brownies
Rich cocoa brownies that are just chewy enough and just fudgy enough!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted or salted butter
- 200 grams or 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 80 grams or 1 cup cocoa powder
- 65 grams or 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C/ 350 F. Line a 8 inch square pan with parchment or foil, leaving it long enough on two oposite sides to lift out the baked brownies.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan on the stovetop or in the microave.
- Whisk in the sugar well.
- Whisk in the eggs , one by one .
- Whisk in the vanilla extract.
- Sift in the cocoa , flour and salt. Whisk until incorporated.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 22- 24 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out with few moist crumbs.
- Cool completely in pan , remove and slice.
Notes
These last for upto 5 days in an airtight container.
These aren't very sweet. You can increase the sugar by upto quarter cup , or you could omit the coffee.
You can add in chopped nuts or chocolate chips if you wish.
These aren't very sweet. You can increase the sugar by upto quarter cup , or you could omit the coffee.
You can add in chopped nuts or chocolate chips if you wish.