This is the reason why i always make sure i have ice cubes in the freezer, waiting to serve the sole purpose of their existence.
The first time i made these a little less than a year ago, i received a marriage proposal. From a girl, no less. It was in jest of course but that is how good they are.
You know how sometimes when one really good thing happens in your life, all of a sudden, it’s like the gloomy clouds have finally dispersed, you start raveling in beauty all around you and notice that the birds are singing, sun’s shining yada yada yada? And you just can’t imagine what life was like before and you can’t turn back now? Yeah. These brownies did that for me. Seriously.
These babies are as chocolatey as they come. I especially love the crust that forms due to the immediate plunging of the pan straight into iced water. Light and crusty, it really is a nice constrast to the dense, gooey texture of the brownies that i can’t seem to get enough of.
I really could rave about these all day but really, wouldn’t you rather try them out for yourself? Trust me on this, once you’ve had a slice of these, you really can’t settle for any other brownies.
Perfect Fudgey Brownies [taken from bakingbites.com]
Ingredients
120g butter
115g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
- Preheat oven to 200C. Line a 8 inch square metal pan with foil and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, melt butter and chocolate in microwave, stirring every 20 seconds till smooth. Let cool for a bit then add sugar, vanilla and salt, stirring well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl occasionally. Fold flour in gently till just combined.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a water bath by filling a large pan with cold water and ice cubes. When brownies are ready, plunge them straight into the water bath. Allow to cool completely before removing from pan and cutting. Makes 16
By the way, i’ve tried these with Baileys. They’re really good as anything involving the booze tends to be but you might wanna bake them a couple minutes longer.
I bet you can bake better brownies than the people in my class! Well the girls always make us guys as experiment subjects since the brownies they bake are either too sweet or way too chocolatey… and we didn’t dare to say that it taste bad XD haha, what a great way to torture us.
Anyway nice photos! How much I would like to have the brownies in my mouth now! Imagine all that wonderful taste of chocolate melting in my mouth XD
Have a great weekend!
Comment by teddY — May 5, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
Haha. That’s what guys are for aren’t they; to be guinea pigs.
I bet my boyfriend would say the same about me ‘torturing’ him with all the taste testing i make him do
Comment by thecoffeesnob — May 5, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
Wow, I haven’t had brownies in ages!! These look superb!
Comment by Patricia Scarpin — May 6, 2007 @ 6:22 am
But at least you bake better brownies! Haha!
Comment by teddY — May 13, 2007 @ 12:31 am
hey girl, how much flour should be used? i also compared the recipe to the bakingbites recipe and realized that you changed the measurements a little. any particular reason? thanks.
Comment by Anonymous — May 24, 2007 @ 11:35 am
hey babe
I just realized i left the flour out in the ingredient list. I’ve fixed it now. Thanks for that.
The only time i changed with the amount of sugar; reduced it slightly coz i don’t like my desserts too sweet
Let me know how it goes. I’m sure they’ll love it!
Comment by thecoffeesnob — May 24, 2007 @ 6:29 pm
goodo:) thanks for that. just one more thing if i use bittersweet choc instead of dark, it’s fine too no? i’m just going to dump it in the freezer. i don’t have a tray big enough to be an ice bath for my brownie tray. should be fine too right? thanks a bunch.
Comment by Anonymous — May 25, 2007 @ 1:43 am