Brownies Made With Cocoa Powder
This recipe of brownies made with cocoa powder is super easy and quick to make. In under an hour, with simple ingredients, you can create rich and fudgy brownies.
Ingredients
- 150 g Butter (unsalted) ⅝ cup
- 40 g Cocoa powder 5 tbsp
- 70 g All-purpose flour ½ cup
- 150 g White Sugar (granulated) ¾ cup
- 50 g Brown Sugar ¼ cup
- 2 medium size Eggs (room temperature)
- 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃/ 325 ℉. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch x 8-inch square baking pan with parchment/butter paper, leaving an overhang on opposite sides to help remove the baked brownies from the pan.
- Fill a medium-sized saucepan with water about 2 inches deep. Heat the water until simmering.
- Into a heat-safe bowl add the butter and cocoa powder. Place the bowl over the simmering water. Stir occasionally until the butter melts and the mixture is warm. Remove the bowl from the saucepan, and set aside for 5 minutes.
- In another bowl add eggs, both sugars, and vanilla extract. Mix with a whisker or electric mixer till well combined.
- Into this add melted butter and chocolate mixture and mix till incorporated.
- Sift in the flour and salt. Incorporate with the help of a spatula or mixer.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
- Bake the brownies for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool completely before removing from the. Cut into your preferred shapes and serve.
Notes
- How to know if brownies are properly baked?
- The edges would look dry and the middle part will look slightly under-baked.
- Insert a toothpick or skewer into the center. It should have a few moist crumbs.
- For this recipe I’ve used light coloured metallic pan. If you want to use glass, ceramic or dark-coloured pans the baking time will vary.
- You can melt butter in a microwave and saucepan also. But while using a saucepan make sure the butter doesn’t burn.
- While melting butter in a double boiler make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the surface of the water.
- Let the brownies completely cool in the pan itself before transferring. This step will ensure brownies are properly cooked and set.