Cocoa Brownies

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    twenty-four

    2 in [ 5 cm ] brownies
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Guittard Chocolate Cookbook

By Amy Guittard

Published 2015

  • About

For a fudgier brownie, you start with a pot of melted chocolate (see Decadent Brownies). For a cakier brownie, you use cocoa powder. You might be wondering how cocoa powder can result in a brownie that’s as delicious as one made with melted chocolate, but it does. In fact, it was my grandfather’s favorite. Here’s the secret: Dutch-processed cocoa powder gives a familiar chocolate flavor, sometimes referred to as that nostalgic “Oreo cookie” flavor. The coc