I’ve written many times about how much I love cookies, but I would have a hard time choosing between a chewy chocolate chip cookie and a rich, fudgy brownie. Of course if you top the brownie with ice cream and hot fudge, there would be no doubt – a hot fudge brownie sundae would win every time.
I recently made the Fudge Brownies from the King Arthur Flour website. They are the best brownies I have ever made – a perfect balance of fudgy with just a touch of cakey. They reminded me a bit of the Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownies that we love.
I attended two King Arthur cooking demonstrations last month and was given lots of freebies, including gift cards to order products from their website. One of the things I ordered was the Double-Dutch Dark cocoa. The KA Double-Dutch cocoa is a blend of Dutch-process cocoa and extra-dark black cocoa and I really love the dark chocolaty, not at all bitter, flavor it gave these brownies. Just look how dark and fudgy they are. The semi-sweet chocolate chips are light in comparison. I don’t think I’ll be happy using any other cocoa ever again.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented while I was on vacation. I hope to get caught up with answering your questions and visiting/commenting on your blogs very soon. If you’re a brownie fan, definitely give this recipe a try.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder (I omitted)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan
- In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, or in a saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter, then add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the heat (or microwave) briefly, just until it's hot (about 110°F to 120°F), but not bubbling; it'll become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating this mixture a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies.
- While the sugar heats a second time, crack the 4 eggs into a bowl, and beat them with the cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla till smooth.
- Add the hot butter/sugar mixture, stirring until smooth.
- Add the flour and chips, again stirring until smooth. Note: If you want the chips to remain intact in the baked brownies, rather than melting in, let the batter cool in the bowl for about 20 minutes before stirring in the chips.
- Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9" x 13" pan.
- Bake the brownies for about 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. The brownies should feel set on the edges, and the center should look very moist, but not uncooked. Remove them from the oven and cool on a rack before cutting and serving.
Notes
http://www.barbarabakes.com/2010/04/king-arthur-flour-fudge-brownies/
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Those fudgy brownies would be gone in a second around here.
Oh My !! Fabulous brownies…I so love fudgy brownies
A truly magnificent brownie…I love the depth of the dark chocolate in the brownie!
I have ordered so many things from King Arthur Flour Co, including flour spices and mold; very reliable and excellent site! That recipe is a winner as well and just about what would fit the bill right now!
Oh yum. I'll be printing this one out
Thank you for sharing. Is there anything better than a fudgy brownie with hot fudge and ice cream?! Yum.
That is a delectable photo, Barbara! All that dark chocolate fudginess. (is that a word?) The ice cream is the crowning touch. I like my brownies to be dense and these look like they are. Love the choc chips addition to make it even more so.
Those look amazing Barbara! With a review like that, I'm going to have to try these for sure!
Wow – these look decadent and dangerous. I can tell from the picture how moist and fudge-y these are. Yum!
Gosh, how chocolatey and fudgy are these brownies! I'm going to have to try them.
So chocolaty good! I don't think I've ever used a double-dutched style cocoa, but the results speak for themselves. It looks SO dark and rich.
Hello Barbara
Gorgeous looking brownies, Kathleen has your brownies on her to do list and i invited myself over , I think i better whip a batch because i dont think I can wait
thanks for sharing…. will give you the results soon.
These look amazing!!!! I've gone sugar-free for the last few weeks and thse are making me salivate!!!!
Those look amazing! I made brownies today too….but quite a different kind. … smile….
These look wonderful!!! thinking I'm going to have to make them soon!
i love KAF too ,and am a big fan of their products as well as recipes.
Your brownies are perfectly fudgy and gooey'ly delicious….
And u have some of the most amazing bakes here ….
First time in ur blog….u have a grt collection of awesome dishes…glad to follow u…
Oh my Barbara, these brownies do like the best. My whole family loves brownies. I am bookmarking this recipe for sure. I've never seen that King Arthur cocoa powder here. Do you know what stores they sell it at?
These brownies look heavenly! I could just eat myself silly!
Ooo.. Those do look delectable! I am definitley a brownie lover. Especially with the sunday toppings. Mmm.. I think this will be the next one I try as I haven't found that perfect brownie yet.
that looks amazingly rich and delicious. i can probably only handle a couple of bites, but they will be the most pleasant bites ever! i gotta try these fudge brownies. my hubby would love 'em.
Barbara, I've made the King Arthur brownies before and you are right! They are the best brownies ever! Yours look even more luscious, decadent and chocolatey than mine and man-oh-man you have to go and add ice cream and fusge sauce to make them even more amazing!
Tower of sinful goodness Barbara … droolicious!
Welcome back GF; missed you!!
How funny. I just made these but gave them my own twist. They ARE delicious!
These look incredibly dark and luscious. I haven't made a homemade brownie that I really like but I've heard good things about this one. This recipe is definietly one I plan on making.
Hello! I made these brownies last night and could not get as beautiful picture as you had. I did use your picture, but I gave you credit for the picture and linked it back here to your website. I hope you get LOTS of visitors! You have tons of wonderful recipes here!!
These were awesome! They were very fudgy. I used Hershey Cocoa Special Dark and milk chocolate chocolate chips. They are our new FAVORITE!!!
Thanks Patty! It sounds like a great combination.
I forgot to say I did add the espresso powder which I like in brownies!