Brownies

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 | Cooking

So, while I am on the topic of cooking anyway, one of my favourite cakes to bake is brownies. They come in countless variations and pretty much each and every one of them tastes absolutely marvellous. I think my first infatuation with brownies is thanks to a childhood friend of mine’s mother who baked these small chocolate wonders for us to eat late in the night while we were playing role playing games. I’m still a bit sad over losing that recipe, but fortunately I have found other and likewise good recipes. I think the one that comes closest to the brownies I remember from when I was younger are the ‘simple brownies’ from Anne Wilson’s Brownies, fudges and toppings, except they don’t have any nuts in them.

The ‘simple brownies’ have a delicate, spongy chocolate taste. Just be sure not to use too bitter chocolate—anything above 75% is probably too much. Like the marzipan cake, this cake also evaporates rapidly. In fact only half the cake is left in the shot below, less than a day after it has been baked. The thing in the back is my brand new Pillivuyt square roasting dish, perfectly sized for brownies. No more oval brownies for me!

Simple brownies

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