Brownie cake is known for its chocolate saturated flavor, moist consistency and a damp crust. This unique American dessert is prepared without the use of a baking powder, so it remains heavy and damp, which is a feature of such baking. Cake Brownie will brighten up any tea drinking and will taste even the most refined gourmets. There are several recipes for this dessert. In the dough, add berries, nuts, orange peel and other products. But the most popular is the simple classic recipe for Brownie.
The history of Brownie's chocolate cake
Brownie's chocolate cake comes from America. Every second American is ready to share a recipe for this culinary product. Brownie was first cooked in 1983 in Chicago. The cake dough was baked in such a way as to reach the wet structure inside. Brownie was poured over with apricot glaze.Since then Brownie's original recipe has changed. It has many different variations. Mistresses from all over the world have changed the ingredients, guided by personal preferences and tastes. The classic recipe uses a minimal set of products.
On a note! At modern housewives at a baking of a cake of Brownie the sugar crust turns out. Some prefer to glaze chocolate cake, others believe that glaze will ruin it.
On a note! The classic Brownie recipe does not involve the use of cocoa, milk and nuts.
Ingredients
According to the classic recipe, Brownie's chocolate cake is made from the following ingredients:- bitter chocolate - 200 grams;
- sugar - 320 grams;
- flour - 170 grams;
- butter - 175 grams;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- vanilla sugar (optional).
On a note! To prepare the dough for Brownie cake, the classic recipe uses bitter chocolate.
Step-by-step photo-recipe for cooking Brownie
On a note! There is speculation that Brownie's cake was cooked completely by accident. As if the young cook forgot to put the baking powder into the dough absently while preparing another chocolate dessert.The preparation of dessert is similar to baking a cake, since Brownie, although called a cake, does not consist of many cakes. Perhaps, that is why it is often called a cake. Step-by-step recipe with a photo of the classic Brownie cake:
- To prepare the dessert you need to pick up heat-resistant dishes. When all the ingredients are ready, you can start the process of preparing Brownie. First, you need to break the dark chocolate into pieces, place it in a pan or other dishes. There you should send butter. Ingredients should be melt in a water bath. It is important to constantly stir chocolate and oil, otherwise they will burn products and the culinary product will be deliberately spoiled.
- When the chocolate and butter turn into a liquid mass, they need to be set aside for cooling. It's time to take care of the eggs. They should be beaten with sugar. Work the mixer until the sugar is completely dissolved in the eggs.
- When the chocolate mixture is completely cooled, it is added to the egg mass.
- Then gradually add flour, not forgetting to stir constantly.
- Form for baking should be laid with baking paper, and then pour the dough into it. It is worth noting that Brownie is a square cake, so it is customary to bake it in a rectangular shape. The finished product will then be conveniently cut into identical figures. However, for the preparation of Brownie, you can use a round shape. In the end, it will only affect the appearance of the dessert, which has nothing to do with taste.
- Form with the tests should be put in the oven, pre-heating it to a temperature of 170 degrees. Enough half an hour to make a cake.
Chocolate Brownie can be served with vanilla ice cream, cream, whipped cream. A perfect batch of cake will be a mug of fresh milk or a cup of coffee.
On a note! People who are dieting need to control themselves while eating brownies. The fact is, dessert is quite high in calories. At the same time, it's so delicious that it's quite difficult to break away from it.