Woof such a fancy name no? 😉 I made these as a wedding anniversary surprise. Yesterday was our anniversary and can’t believe we have completed 6 years already 🙂 This yummy chocolate brownie is my first attempt and I hope to try lots of variations in future. The texture of these brownies were little dense and moist. I have used very basic ingredients available in my kitchen.
Dry Ingredients :
- Plain flour – 11/2 cups
- Dark cocoa powder – 1/2 cup
- Brown Sugar/White Sugar – 1 cup (Grind them into a fine powder using mixie)
- Instant coffee powder (I used Nescafe) – 1/2 tbsp
- Butter at room temperature – 1/4 cup
- Choco Chips – 100gms
- salt – a pinch
- Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
- Cashews,Badam or walnuts – 10-15 for garnishing.
Wet Ingredients :
- Milk – 1 cup
- Vinegar – 1/2 tbsp
- Vanilla essence – 1/2 tbsp
- Vegetable Oil – 1/2 tbsp.
Equipments needed :
Two deep bottomed bowls, a whisk, a sifter,a rubber spatula, a sauce pan,wide bowl, a Round or Square baking pan.
Method of Preparation :
First heat water in a sauce pan and in a wide bowl take chocolate + butter.
Place the bowl above boiling water and choco chips,butter will start melting.
Mix them together until they form a creamy texture. Keep this aside.
Sift together flour,cocoa powder,salt and baking soda together.
To this add instant coffee powder and 1 cup of powdered sugar.
Whisk them together.
In another bowl mix milk and vinegar. Let this mixture sit around for 5 minutes.
Then add vegetable oil, vanilla essence.
Now slowly add the dry ingredients mixture to the wet ingredients bowl.
Gently fold them together using a spatula.
Or use your wire whisk and mix until they form a smooth creamy texture.
At last add the melted choco chips mixture too.
Whist until there are no lumps.
Coat the baking pan with some butter. Dust flour on it.
Pour the batter over the pan and using spatula spread it evenly.
Garnish with nuts.
Preheat oven at 180c and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Test the cake by using a toothpick.The toothpick inserted should come clean.
Let the brownies cool down for 10 minutes before you start cutting them.
They came out clean without sticking to the pan 🙂
For Nutella Ganache :
I used this simple ganache on top of my brownies just to enhance the taste. You can leave this ganache and serve brownies as it is.
Melt 2 tbsp butter and wait until its cooled down.
Mix this with 1 tbsp milk.
Heat water in a saucepan (double boiler method) and place 2 tbsp Nutella in a widebowl.
Add milk+butter mixture to the Nutella.
Slightly mix them until they for a thick creamy texture.
Pour over the brownies and serve them hot.
