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I am finally posting on the actual reveal day for the #chocolateparty! Honestly, I almost thought about skipping this month. But September marks the 1 year anniversary, and I have done every other month over the last year, so I couldn’t skip the last one. The ingredient we had to pair with chocolate this month? Coffee.
See, I know that coffee and chocolate are a classic combination, but I don’t like coffee. I am sure I have mentioned this before, but I just can not get on board with it. I have read and seen in many places over the years, that coffee can be used in a chocolate recipe to enhance the chocolate flavor, not necessarily add coffee flavor. To be honest, I didn’t believe it. Coffee has such a distinct, strong flavor, I didn’t think it was possible. I finally decided to put this theory to the test.
Guess what? They were right! If you use just a little big of coffee granules in a recipe, you can’t taste the coffee. It just gives the chocolate a deep and rich flavor. I have had my eye on Ina Garten’s brownie recipe for years. So once I decided to actually buy coffee at the store, this was the recipe I was going to try. I am so glad I finally gave in. The brownies are so fudgy, rich, and chocolatey. Kind of makes me wonder what other things I have been missing out on!
Outrageous Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 pound butter
- 1 pound semisweet chocolate
- 6 oz unsweetened chocolate
- 6 whole large eggs
- 3 Tablespoon instant coffee granules
- 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups walnuts, chopped
- 1 12oz bag semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 12x18x1 inch jelly roll plan.
- In a large bowl melt together butter, semisweet chocolate, and unsweetened chocolate. Let cool slightly.
- In a separate bowl stir together eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar. Add the melted chocolate, and stir to combine.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts if using.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Rap the baking sheet against the oven racks to let the air out. Bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Be careful not to over bake.
Notes
I cut the recipe in half and used half size sheet pan (about 7x10 inch pan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to participate (the rules)
1.) Blog about your chocolate treat. Your recipe must include the two ingredients we choose. It can be a simple no bake treat or a sophisticated layer cake, the complexity level of the recipe is totally up to you.
2.) Include a link back to the Chocolate party page. Optionally, add the Chocolate Party logo in your blog post or on your sidebar.
3.) Your recipe must be published during the current month. Please do not link old recipes, they will be deleted.
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Good on you for doing all of the challenge and this one on the reveal date 🙂
YEH!!
Such a gorgeous moist looking brownie too 🙂
I love brownies! I really need to make them more often!
These brownies look so fudgy and rich, coffee is of my favorite additions – it really makes the chocolate pop!
Wow, these look fantastic!!!
Your brownies look amazing, so rich and decadent. I’m a bit like you in not wanting to mess up my chocolate with other flavors but you’ve convinced me to give a bit of coffee a try!
Oh my gosh. I could go for one of these right now! Pinned!
These brownies look so moist, Erin!
These brownies look spectacular!
Great brownie recipe, can’t go wrong with Ina’s recipes. I wish I had a few of these with some of your vanilla bean ice cream.
A nice balance between coffee and chocolate in a classic dessert. Thanks so much for bringing it to the Chocolate Party!