Cocoa Brownies: Step-by-Step Recipe (VIDEO)
This homemade brownie recipe might just become your new favorite. It's easy to make, and we guarantee that if you follow it exactly, your brownies will be moist and absolutely delicious! Don't overcomplicate things—the cocoa is all you need for the chocolatey flavor.
- 300 grams of butter at room temperature
- 480 grams of brown sugar
- 140 grams of cocoa
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 140 grams of all-purpose flour
- 60 grams of chopped pecans
- 60 grams of chopped walnuts
- Icing sugar for decorating
- e de silicona Press (cuadrado, de 21.5 x 5.3 cm)
- In a bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Place over a pot of simmering water (double boiler) and stir only until the butter is melted (not the sugar). This takes 4 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to the mixing bowl and begin beating, adding the eggs one at a time. Beat for 2 minutes, until the mixture is smooth.
- Reduce the mixer speed and beat while adding the flour. Once incorporated, beat for 3 minutes at normal speed, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer, add the chopped pecans and walnuts with folding motions, using the spatula.
- Grease the silicone Press mold with a little butter and pour in all the brownie mixture.
- Bake at 160°C for 25 minutes. Add a final 5 minutes at 180°C. Remove from the oven when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a little bit of batter.
- Let cool completely, unmold and cut into squares.
- Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Very few people can resist enjoying a delicious pastry or a cocoa dessert, as it's one of the most beloved sweets worldwide. And let's not even mention the wonderful varieties it offers, like brownies.
It is said that its origin lies in the United States, and stories point to Chicago, specifically the Palmer House Hotel, where a dessert was requested that wouldn't get diners' hands dirty. Another version suggests a mistake: the omission of yeast from the recipe, giving rise to the brownie.
When preparing brownies with cocoa, make sure to measure and have all the ingredients ready before starting, so that the process flows smoothly, without interruptions or delays.
