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Cocoa Brownies

Cocoa powder brownies made with bloomed cocoa for a deeply chocolaty flavor.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 16

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter chopped into small cube (226g)s
  • 2 cups granulated sugar 400g
  • 1 cup dutch process cocoa 100g
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 4 large eggs
  • cup all purpose flour 70g

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 335.
  • Line a 9×9″ or 8×8’ square pan with a parchment paper overhang (two overlaying sheets so the pan is completely covered).
  • Over a double boiler or in a pot set over low heat, melt the butter. When it has fully melted, add the the sugar and cocoa.
  • Stir and continue to cook until the mixture is smooth and registers 140 F. You’ll notice that at this temperature the liquid starts to separate a bit.
  • Remove from heat and pour into a bowl. Let it cool slightly, until it is warm to touch, so it doesn’t cook the eggs in the next steps.
  • Stir in the salt and vanilla.
  • Add the eggs and beat with a hand mixer until the mixture is just smooth and silky (about 20 seconds). You can also do this with a whisk.
  • Add the flour and mix to just combine, careful not to overmix.
  • Pour into baking pan and bake until the center has puffed up and/or a cake tester inserted into the center comes out with some wet crumbs, but is not overly gooey, about 40-45 minutes depending on the size of your pan(less if you're using a 9x9, more if using an 8x8).
  • Allow to cool in the pan and then use the parchment sling to lift it out.
  • Slice into 1 inch squares.

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Notes

I have another version of these albeit with a mix of cocoa and dark chocolate. The bits of dark chocolate become a flakey, shiny top!
Update: 4/28/20: I've had a few bakers say the 40 minutes wasn't enough bake time so I'm giving a range of 40-50 now. Pan material (glass, metal, ceramic) can lead to variations in temperature and ovens can run cool or hot (mine the latter) so bake time can vary. A cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center will not come out clean but should still have some 'goo' on it without being runny. As the brownies cool, the middle will set but still be quite soft in the center.