Description
A rich and luxurious chocolate brownie cake made with melted butter and chocolate rather thantraditional cocoa powder.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 4 oz Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
- 1/2 cup Butter (*See Note 1)
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1/4 cup Milk
Instructions
Cue Up The Episode!
- Make sure you listen to Liz's episode on The Storied Recipe Podcast, Grandpa Cacao's Granddaughter while you make her Chocolate Brownie Cake.
Make The Recipe
- Sift together the flour and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Add the salt.
- Melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave in 20 second increments.
- Add the sugars to the chocolate mixture. Beat well.
- Whisk in the eggs and the milk until liquidy and shiny like chocolate syrup.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Pour into a 9 inch greased pan and bake for 30 minutes
- Make sure to listen to Liz on The Storied Recipe Podcast, Grandpa Cacao’s Granddaughter while you make her Chocolate Cake recipe!
Notes
- You can substitute butter for vegetable oil; a good rule of thumb is to use 3/4 cup of oil to 1 cup of butter.
- You can add a teaspoon of espresso powder to enhance the chocolate flavor.
- I love to top this cake with Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream from Sugar Geek Recipes.
- Check out this list of 97 Brownie Toppings for a personalized Brownie Cake!
- Make sure to listen to Liz on The Storied Recipe Podcast, Grandpa Cacao’s Granddaughter while you make her Chocolate Cake recipe!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 386
- Sugar: 32
- Sodium: 304
- Fat: 19
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Carbohydrates: 50
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 94