CAKEY & FUDGY BROWNIES

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, melted
• 1 ½ Cups White Sugar
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Tbpsn Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 1 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp espresso powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 ½ cups of chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bar (recommended), divided

Instructions

1. In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, place butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla extract.
2. Set stand mixer on medium-high speed, and mix for 5 minutes until mixture is light in color.
3. Remove bowl from the stand mixer, and place a mesh strainer over top. Place Cocoa Powder, Flour, Espresso Powder, Salt & Baking Powder into the strainer then sift ingredients into the bowl.
4. Using a whisk, gently incorporate dry ingredients just until they are combined with the wet ingredients. The mixture will be thick.
5. Add 1 Cup of Chocolate into the batter.
6. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper. Pour and scrape brownie batter into the pan, and spread evenly across the pan.
7. Sprinkle top with the remaining ½ cup of chocolate
8. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Toothpick should have some crumbs when inserted into the brownies to ensure a fudgy texture.
9. Remove brownies from the oven, and allow to cool for 45 minutes to one hour.
10. Place brownies on a cutting board and cut into 24 pieces.