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Michelle Dawson

I thought I would share my favourite and secret recipe for fudgy brownies. 

This recipe was given to me by one of my oldest friends 鈥� the 鈥榮ecret鈥� part is that we both have no idea where she got it from. 

My 10-year-old self, along with my best friend Emma, started a scrapbook of recipes because we wanted to open a restaurant together, cooking cookies and cupcakes; that is, until we discovered how much cleaning comes with cooking. 

So that dream didn鈥檛 last long.馃榿 but we still share recipes when we find one to share, and this is one of my all-time favourites.

These homemade brownies are decadent and are super chocolatey without being overly sweet.

Ingredients:

• 225grams unsalted butter, softened聽
• 2 陆 cups聽chocolate chips聽
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tbsp instant coffee granules聽
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup plain flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder聽

Quick prep

Preheat your oven to 175 degrees Celsius, butter and line a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper. This will make it easy to remove the brownies from the pan later.

Step 1 Make the chocolate sauce

Place a medium pan over low heat and place 16 tablespoons of unsalted butter with 2 cups of chocolate chips (keep 1/2 cup for later). Continue stirring until everything is melted together and completely smooth.

Then take the chocolate sauce off the heat and let it cool for 15 minutes.

While the chocolate sauce is cooling we move on to step 2.

Step 2 You will need one large and one medium mixing bowl.

In the large bowl, we will be creating an egg mixture and in the medium bowl, we will add all the dry ingredients.

Now in a large mixing bowl, add 4 eggs, 1 1/4 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp instant coffee granules, 3 tbsp vegetable oil, and 1 tbsp of vanilla extract.

Whisk all the ingredients until well combined.

In a medium bowl, we will add the remaining ingredients: 2/3 cup plain flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 

Whisk them together thoroughly, then set aside. 

Step 3 Now the 15 minutes is up

Pour the chocolate sauce into the large bowl and whisk together with the egg mixture until smooth and well combined.

Next, add the dry ingredients from the medium bowl to the large bowl. Use a spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the chocolate sauce until it鈥檚 completely smooth and you don鈥檛 see any streaks of cocoa. You can stop mixing at this point, you don鈥檛 want to over-mix your batter. 

Step 4 Now it鈥檚 time to add the batter to your prepared pan

Slowly pour the batter into your pan.  The batter will look thick like chocolate lava. 

Smooth out the top so it sits nice and even.

Now use the 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips we had put aside and sprinkle them on top of the batter evenly. Once all are on, gently pat them into the mixture.

Step 5 Baking
We are now going to bake the brownies at 175 degrees on the centre rack of your oven for 35 to 40 minutes. 

At 35 minutes, you will have an ooey gooey brownie.

At 40 minutes, you will still have a fudgy brownie. 

And when you poke the toothpick into the centre of the pan, it will come out with moist crumbs attached. This shows that it is perfectly baked. Take out to cool.

Step 6 Cooling

Cool in the pan until they are room temperature. Once cool, loosen up the edges gently with a knife. Then, using the ends of the parchment paper, you can easily lift them out. 

To get a clean-cut brownie every time, wipe the knife with a paper towel after every slice. Slice brownies only when cooled to room temperature. 

Brownies will keep fresh and moist for four days in an airtight container.

Note: you can always add a few extra ingredients depending on your preference, such as walnuts or pecans, chocolate chunks or cherries. Just chop and add them at the end of step 3 before you pour the mixture into the pan. Stir them in evenly, and then continue with step 4. 

I don鈥檛 come by too many people who don鈥檛 love brownies. 

For me, the best part in cooking brownies is – when they have cooled down but are still warm – adding a scope of vanilla ice cream. Simply heaven鈥︹�︹��. ENJOY.