Best Dark Chocolate Brownie Recipe - Sweetie Pie and Cupcakes

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You know when you get a hankering for brownies that just doesn’t go away? Well, I got one yesterday and that meant I was on a new quest to figure out the best brownie recipe! Of course I love dark chocolate so I thought what a wonderful combination it would be if I mixed some dark chocolate cocoa powder into this recipe… And sure enough, deeeelicious!

This recipe promises everything that a girl with a hankering could ever wish for… the ingredients are simple, the recipe is easy to mix together (no heating of butter or blending with a mixer), just plain and simple to put together but far from plain and simple taste!!! These moist and cakey brownies deliver on taste and ease of baking! The best part is the signature brownie melt in your mouth effect. When you bite into these, they are soft and chewy and then comes the sweet surprise of the dark chocolate flavor…. mmmmm…mmmmm… good!

These truly are like baking brownies right out of the box! That’s how easy they are to put together. I made these brownies on a cold night for my sweetie pie and I and I have to say that normally he only eats one dessert at a time to test things out for me… but I watched him down three of these in one sitting… and I think he would have gone for more if we hadn’t just eaten dinner. These are that good! You can’t eat just one 🙂 These are easy enough to whip up the day of an event or to congratulate your kids for a job well done or just as a quick treat!

Here’s the recipe! Enjoy!

Dark Chocolate Brownies

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs

3/4 cup flour

1/3 cup + 2 tbsp dark cocoa powder

1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking pan with Crisco and then flour it or line it with parchment paper.

2. Mix together the oil, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl.

3. Add eggs and mix well.

4. In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.

5. Slowly add to the egg mixture until combined.

6. Pour batter into the pan and spread evenly.

7. Bake for 22-27 minutes (check the brownies at 22 min mark, test with a toothpick or knife. If it comes out clean, brownies are done).

Makes 12-20 brownies depending on how large you cut them