"Brownie" is a famous American dessert with a unique aroma of vanilla and chocolate. There are several options for preparing "Brownie", each of them has its own unique flavor note.
How to make a classic Brownie
Ingredients:
- chocolate (black) - 100 grams;
- chicken eggs - 3 pieces;
- butter - 100 grams;
- biscuits - 50 grams;
- nuts (hazelnuts) - 30 grams;
- granulated sugar - 80 grams;
- flour - 30 grams;
First, melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave.
You need to use good chocolate, containing at least 70% cocoa butter.
Peel the nuts and chop them with a knife or blender to make small pieces. Finely crush the cookies and, along with the prepared nuts, pour into the melted chocolate and stir. Break the chicken eggs into a small bowl, add sugar and flour, mix and combine with the chocolate - nut mass. Then mix thoroughly again. Turn on the oven for preheating. Grease a baking sheet or baking dish and lightly dust it with flour. Pour the prepared dough and place in the oven for about half an hour at 180-200 ° C.
You can check the readiness of the product with a wooden stick - pierce the cake, if the stick remains dry, "Brownie" is ready.
Cool the Brownie, cut into slices and place on a flat dish.
"Brownie" with dark chocolate
Ingredients:
- dark chocolate - 200 grams;
- chicken eggs - 2 pieces;
- walnuts - 0.5 cups;
- butter - 10 tablespoons;
- instant coffee - 2 tablespoons;
- granulated sugar - 180 grams;
- flour - 0.5 cups;
- fat cream - 50 grams;
- vanillin -1.5 teaspoon;
- icing sugar - 170 grams;
- cream cheese - 120 grams;
- salt - 1 pinch;
- cinnamon - 0.5 teaspoon;
Separate 120 grams of chocolate and chop finely, cut butter (6 tablespoons) into pieces. Make half a glass of boiling water and brew 1 tablespoon of coffee in it. In a small bowl, combine butter, dark chocolate and coffee, put on low heat and melt until smooth. Cool slightly and add vanillin and granulated sugar. Wash and break the chicken eggs into a bowl, add one at a time to the chocolate mixture, stirring well. Then pour in the sifted flour, walnuts chopped into small pieces and a pinch of table salt.
Take a baking dish, grease it with butter and dust it with a little flour to prevent the dough from sticking when baking. Pour the finished dough into a mold and place in an oven preheated to 200 ° C.
While the Brownie is baking, make a cream for the interlayer. Put some butter and cream cheese in a small bowl, beat with a blender until fluffy, add vanilla, cinnamon and powdered sugar and gently stir the cream. Grease the finished and cooled Brownie dessert with whipped cream on top and refrigerate for 1-1.5 hours. Prepare the chocolate icing: in a water bath, melt the cream, 85 grams of chocolate, 1 tablespoon of butter and coffee (1 tablespoon). Cool the frosting, grease the top of the Brownie, and chill again. Cut the cake into small pieces before serving.
