ALHUMDULILLAH MASHAALLAH TABARAKAALLAH
Soft and fluffy brownies are great evening treat..
these are super soft and are glazed with couverture chocolate ganache..
Well I like my brownies fluffy and soft isntead of real brownies which are dense and chewy or fudgy.
My recipe almost consists of a ingredients in between cake n a brownie but I call them a brownie n cut em like that too..
I dont like borwine in its form ie hard or chewy..
What is a Brownie
A brownie is a baked dessert that can be considered as a cross between a cake and a soft cookie with regard to texture. They are flat, dense and normally cut into square-like bars. Brownies were introduced at the end of the nineteenth century in the United States.
The main ingredients of a brownie include flour, butter, eggs, cocoa powder or chocolate and sugar. Chocolate or the cocoa powder can be named as the main ingredient in this recipe. Brownies can be either fudgy or cakey depending on its density. You can also add ingredients like chocolate chips, nuts, icing or other ingredients. They can be served with beverages like milk and coffee or, ice-cream.
It is easy for a person who is not familiar with the Western cuisine, to confuse brownies with chocolate cake since they both contain basically the same ingredients. The main difference between chocolate cake and brownie is the proportions of sugar, flour, and butter. Another difference between cake and brownie is that the leavening agents such as baking powder, or baking soda are rarely used in brownies. In addition, brownies contain are more chocolaty than chocolate cakes.
Difference Between Cake and Brownie
Basic Ingredients
The basic ingredients of Chocolate Cake include flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder/ chocolate butter/ oil and leavening agents such as baking soda or baking powder.
The basic ingredients of Brownie include flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder/ chocolate and butter.
Leavening Agent
A leavening agent is essential in making cakes.
Brownies use very little or no leaving agents.
Proportions
Cake recipes call for about twice the amount of flour than brownies.
Brownie recipes call for more cocoa powder or chocolate.
Texture and Taste
Cake is more light and fluffy and has a smooth even top.
Brownie is chewier and has a cracked top.
Cakey brownie recipe my version and modified...
Call it a cakey brownie or a cake ..I never liked traditional and standard fudge or chewy brownies so made my own version and modified it from a standard recipe..
ingredient:
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
1/2 tbs baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
4 large eggs or 6 small eggs
3/4 butter milk (if you dont have that then take 1 cup of full fat milk and add 1 tbs of white vinegar in it and used according to the recipe)
3/4 cups hot instant coffee (take 3/4 cups of hot boiling water and add 1/2 tbs of instant coffee and let it cool a bit and add in the recipe while its warm )
3/4 cups vegitable oil..
Directions:
Take all dry ingredients and mix with a stand or hand mixer fir 2 mins..
Take all eggs beat them until fluffy n creamy, Now add sugar,vanilla oil and butter milk in the eggs beat until combined dont over mix ,
Now add thus mixture into the dry ingredients and beat until well combined but dont over beat or mix as it will orevent rising this while baking.
Now take warm instant coffer and add in the mixture amd mix until well incorporated but dont over mix.
pour the batter into the baking pan (9 inc square for brownie )lined and greased with parchment or wax paper and butter respectively.
Bake in the preheated oven of 180 degree c for 35 to 40 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool and then glaze.
Ganache recipe (my own)
1/2 cup pure dark couverture chocolate
1 cup thick whipping cream..
Heat cream on stove until bubbly (dont boil)
add chocolate and mix until melted.. let it cool for few mins..
Drizzle on the cakey brownie and refrigerate for few hours or keep in freezer for few mins
then cut out beautiful square out of this.
and you ll see fine layer of ganache on top.
thats a perfect treat for evening snaks or breakfast ..
This was my modified recipe enjoy.
As its a cakey brownie so you can add nuts over the ganache of your choice but I like mine plane.