This month's challenge was chill.
I have the best recipe for chocolate brownie, and decided this was the perfect time to experiment with it a bit. I'm not sure of the origin of this recipe, it came to me from a friend and a workmate give it to her. It makes an enormous amount of brownie, so unless you have a small army to feed, I would recommend halving it.
330g butter
1 1/4 cups cocoa
1/2 tsp vanilla
2/3 tsp baking powder
2 cups chopped chocolate or chocolate chips
3 1/2 cups sugar
7 eggs (use 4 if halving it)
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
Melt butter. Pour in cocoa and mix to combine. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix on high speed until the colour lightens (approx 5 mins). Add flour, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips and mix until just combined. Pour into a large, lined baking dish and bake for one hour and 10 mins at 160 degrees celsius.
To make the chilli brownie, I added about a heaped teaspoon of chilli. I made it a bit hotter than I thought it should be, as I thought the heat would bake out slightly once cooked. Turns out it didn't! But, I actually thought it was pretty good.
It received mixed reviews at work, from "awesome" and "delicious" to "Carina, I love your baking, but that was terrible". Turns out he is not a fan of chilli. I did warn everyone! If you're not a fan of chilli, I would still recommend making this brownie, as it's so tasty.
Delicious!! These brownies looks so gooey and decadent!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a chilli brownie a lot. Don't think I can find a small army of chilli lovers, though, so I'd have to cut down on the amounts.
ReplyDeleteThanks! This is a lovely fudgey brownie, yum!
ReplyDeleteYour brownies look wonderful, all fudgy in the middle. Have been wanting to make chilli brownies for ages, but still haven't managed it. This will have to be rectified! Thanks for participating this month and glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteCarina - perfect texture, they look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteyum yum!!
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