This wonderful brownie recipe was sent to me by Angela, a fellow chocoholic who clearly has good taste. They're fudgy, moist, but not too dense (so you can eat lots!), and I love how they're made with real cocoa instead of chocolate chips.
They're definitely my new favourite. I didn't have any instant coffee, so I couldn't make the recommended icing, but I just whipped up a simple icing sugar buttercream with some cocoa and it worked great.
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Brownies (Susan Mendleson)
1 c. Butter, melted
1 c. White sugar
1 c. Brown sugar
¾ c. Cocoa
3 Egg
1 c Flour
1 ½ tsp Baking powder
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
Beat first 5 ingredients.
Mix in next three ingredients
Bake for 30 min. at 350°F in a greased 9x13 pan
Icing:
½ c. Butter, softened
1 c. Icing sugar
2/3 c. Cocoa
2 Tbsp Milk
2 Tbsp Hot water + dissolved instant coffee (1 tsp)
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
Mix first three ingredients in a food processor.
Add liquids until desired consistency.
This is the brownie recipe I always use! Love it!
ReplyDeleteit's the best! my mom uses a similar one, but with all white sugar and an extra egg. i definitely i prefer the addition of the brown sugar.
ReplyDeleteI seriously just grabbed a piece of chocolate out of my desk drawer after reading this blog! And, I don't know if you've heard this before, but apparently instant coffee is supposed to be added to EVERY chocolate dessert (icing, pudding, anything) to bring out the chocolate flavour. I usually find coffee pretty overpowering, but who am I to argue with the professionals!
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i just made this and, holy eff, it's delicious! and so easy!
ReplyDeleteI just made these too - utterly fab, the holy grail of properly chocolately brownies without using chocolate! Thank you so much, my kids will be very pleased to find these in their packed lunches tomorrow. :)
ReplyDeleteI made these yesterday, and they are good but not great. A bit dry, and I took them out of the oven 5 minutes earlier than posted. The BEST brownie recipe is "Fonzie's Brownies" a recipe by Diane Clement from the former restaurant 'Tomatoes' in Vancouver, B.C.
ReplyDeleteJust google Fonzie's Brownies - sooo moist and delicious! Henry Winkler's favourite!
Made these brownies and they were soooooo good! :) I didn't make the frosting because we like them without. :) Question....my brownies weren't as thick looking as the picture you have....can I either double the recipe and put into the 9x13 or just make 1 batch and use a smaller pan like 9x9? Would I have to change the baking time or oven temp? Thanks!
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