Decadent Brownie Cake Recipes

MAGGIE'S DECADENT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease a 13 by 9 inch baking pan.
• Melt 4 oz (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate and 2 sticks butter in a 2-quart bowl in the microwave on high for 3 minutes. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Add the eggs, 2 cups sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix well with a spatula. Add the flour and stir to combine. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes.
• While the brownies are baking, make the frosting. Melt 4 oz (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate and 2 sticks softened butter in a medium bowl in the microwave on high for 3 minutes. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Add 1/2 cup egg substitute, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 (1 lb) box sifted confectioner's sugar and stir with a spoon until smooth. Stir in the marshmallows; they will soften but not melt completely. Spread the frosting over the warm brownies. The frosting will set up when the brownies are completely cooled. When cool, cut into 1 1/2-inch squares and store in the refrigerator in a plastic container with a snap-on lid.

DECADENT BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan.
• 2. Combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, oil and water. Mix on low until combined, then medium for 3 minutes. Batter will be thick.
• 3. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• 4. Spoon batter evenly into your Bundt pan. Spread top evenly.
• 5. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until pick comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• 6. Place serving plate on top of the cake and flip the cake over. Slice and serve with vanilla ice cream and fudge topping, if preferred
• 7. I glazed with a home made fudge glaze. 3 oz semi sweet choc chips 1/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar- (measure, then sift) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a saucepan, combine the chips, milk and butter over medium heat (stirring) until the chips and butter are melted and smooth. Remove from the heat; whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• 8. Spread the glaze over the cake...enjoy! It's one delicious cake!!

BROWNIE DECADENCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 9 by 13 inch baking pan by greasing with butter or spraying with a cooking spray (such as Pam). Melt butter in a large saucepan. Over low heat add unsweetened chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat, mix in sugar (in saucepan). Add eggs and vanilla, stir until incorporated. Add flour, baking powder, and salt and stir just till flour is mixed in. Gently stir in white chocolate. Spread mixture in prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes just until brownies begin to pull away from the sides. Remove from oven and let cool completely. While brownies are baking, prepare ganache topping. Over low heat in a medium saucepan, bring heavy cream to the boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips. Let sit for a few minutes to melt chocolate. Stir until all chocolate is melted. Let mixture cool and thicken, stirring occasionally for about 20 to 30 minutes. Spread chocolate ganache over completely cooled bownies. Press chopped, toasted pecans into the ganache. Let ganache harden and then cut into squares and then into triangles. Carefully remove from pan and serve on a garnished plate. The recipes for this program, which were provided by contributors and guests who may not be professional chefs, have not been tested in the Food Network's kitchens. Therefore, the Food Network cannot attest to the accuracy of any of the recipes.;

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare a bundt pan with bakers spray or use the butter/flour method.
• Combine first five ingredients in a large bowl and whisk for 2 minutes or until lumps are mostly gone.
• Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Check at 45 minutes. A toothpick inserted should be removed with a few crumbs, not clean.
• When done baking, remove cake and allow to cool in pan for up to five minutes. Carefully turn cake out onto a cooling rack and cool for 30 minutes more.
• Place heavy whipping cream in a large microwave safe bowl and heat for about 2 minutes. You want the cream to be just boiling.
• Carefully pour chocolate morsels into cream... it may rise up and bubble and this is ok.
• Let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk the chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth, about 1 minute.
• Pour over cooled cake and serve.

DEVIL'S FOOD BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with nonstick spray.
• Combine brownie mix, cake mix, cold coffee, oil, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Heat whipping cream for ganache in the microwave until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chocolate chips and stir until melted.
• Pour ganache over the cooled cake.

DECADENT FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 7 by 10-inch rectangular baking pan, a 9-inch square pan, or an 8- or 9-inch springform pan.
• In a bowl, mix the sugar into the melted butter, then the eggs, coffee, cocoa, salt, cake meal, and toasted walnuts, if using.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Do not overbake. The brownies should be set and seem dry to the touch, but there should not be a crust around the sides. Cool in the pan. Cut into squares or (if baked in a round pan) into wedges.