Servings : Makes 12 pieces
Quick and simple moist, cakey delicious brownies! These taste awesome as is, or with a chocolate frosting or with a scoop of ice-cream. YUM!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature (113gm)
- 1/2 cup sugar (100gm) (I then reduced about 3 tbsp. from it coz knew I was going to serve this with ice cream and didn't want the sweetness to go overboard)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (40gm)
- 4 tbsp. warm milk
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
Instructions
Heat the butter in a big bowl until melted. Whilst still SLIGHTLY warm, add the sugar and using an electric mixer, beat together thoroughly (about 5-10 minutes). Then sieve the cocoa powder into this butter/sugar mixture and again, beat until creamy. Add the vanilla and beat it some more. Now add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition to make sure it’s well incorporated.
Remove the electric beater and slowly sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl a little at a time, mixing with a spatula or wooden spoon. Alternate with adding the warm milk as well and stir. Once everything is JUST incorporated (DO NOT OVER-MIX), pour the brownie batter into a greased 8×8 inch pan. (You can sprinkle some chocolate chips or nuts on top or stir them into the batter if you like, I left mine plain and simple)
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170C for 25-30 mins. Do not over-bake, a toothpick stuck into the brownies should come out slightly moist, not completely dry. So best to start checking on them at about 20 mins and then give them extra time if need be. Serve warm or cooled, with a cup of tea or coffee or as a yummy dessert served with a big fat dollop of vanilla ice-cream and some brownie crumbs for a cute look.
Enjoy!!
thx 🙂
Fauzia I made these today and they turned out GREAT alhamdulillah! I made them on stove top and used a flatter pan this time so it can get cooked thoroughly. The results? Smaller brownies but absolutely yummy! Perfect texture and taste, thank you soooo much! I can’t believe I have actually started baking :p I have always had a hindrance, that its too risky and it requires lots of expertise to make simple cakes. With your website being a guide three of my experiments have been great and which have given me great motivation to carry on and try more stuff!
do i HAVE to use baking soda?
Yes you do need it.
sister Fauzia, you gave
sister Fauzia, you gave incorrect advice to the person asking if she really needs to add the baking soda, it should be baking powder NOT baking soda,
BTW i cannot see baking soda in your list of ingredients,
Thank you! Yes it is baking
Thank you! Yes it is baking powder that is needed in this recipe, NOT baking soda.
hi fauzia.. this is the first time i have tried smthing from your website..i used salted butter instead coz i cdnt get the plain one and i have microwave which was again a complication as i have never tried baking on microwave… bt i tried simple cook for 4mins.. it was a success.. thanks a lot… m looking forward to try lot many things now.. coz the recipes are soo cool….willl let u know wht i try next…tk care
Salamz 🙂 Tried ur brownies today. Everybody loved them, esp my kids n hubby 🙂 Thank u soooo much for the super yummy recipe!
Aa wow fauzia i love your recepies thanks alot.where did u take your course?is it burhani finishing college.!
W/Salaam, thank you and no I have never taken any courses. Just a hobby.
salam fauzia , ur recipes r very good i tried few n they came out excellent , can we make cakes n brownies from home made butter ?
W/Salaam, thank you. Have personally never tried that but it should be fine. Give it a try. 🙂
Hi Fauzia,
Pleace clarify once butter is heated/melted are we supposed to remove the butter from the stove and then add sugar?
Thank you
Hi, yes that is why I wrote once the butter is slightly warm. It should be OFF the stove but not yet completely cooled to room temperature.
Thank you:)
Assalamu alaikum fauzia, Thanks a lot 4 ur nyc recipes. Iv tried ur recipes n dey turn perfect. Do i need 2 add salt if i use salted butter ???
Salamz fauzia,
Do i need 2 add salt if i use salted butter 4 dis recipe?????
W/Salaam, nope you can omit the salt when using salted butter.
Thanx 4 d reply
What is the different btn butter and blueband?
Butter is tastier and made from milk, blueband is artificial.
hi sis can you plzz tell me the recipe of chocolate topping, mostly i see on it when i buy from the market ..plzz help me out …
Hi, please check the chocolate ganache frosting recipe posted on the Moist Chocolate Cake recipe. 🙂
hi 🙂
i wanted to ask if i can use vegetable oil instead of butter in this recipe?
Hi, yes that is fine…although butter will taste a lot better.
Hello. 😀
I was just surfing thru the internet and was looking for some sort of easy recipes as my love for baking starts growing day by day. :p
And then i found this website which i think is truly amazing for teenagers like us who love trying out new recipes every day.
I made these brownies and they were FANTASTIC with a little topping of my own.
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart and I’m really thankful to you for this amazing website.
Keep up this amazing work. Love you. 🙂 x
sugar used in the recipe, is it grinded or normal?
my brownies didnt rise too much (were 1/2 inch thick) though the baking powder was fresh….should i increase the quantity of baking powder or add baking soda??
Not grinded, just regular granulated sugar. No do not add more baking powder, but make sure the baking powder you are using is fresh.
i ried brownies but its
i ried brownies but its surfaces got cracked,what shoud i di to make it smooth??
fawzia dear ,in this recipe
fawzia dear ,in this recipe sugar is castor or ……..????
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