Black Forest Brownies
One Sarcastic Baker recipe - American
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 27 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/4 Cup Lukewarm Water ((60ml))
- 1 Stick Butter, cut into 1" pieces ((113g/4oz))
- 1/2 Cup Natural unsweetened cocoa powder ((45g))
- 1/3 Cup Semi-sweet (72%) chopped chocolate ((60g/2oz))
- 1 1/4 Cup Sugar ((250g/9oz))
- 2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 Cup Unbleached AP flour ((60g/2oz))
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (Skip if using salted butter)
- 1/2 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chopped or chips ((85g/3oz))
- 1/2 Cup stem-free Maraschino cherries, at room temperature. ((85g/3oz))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 335F (170C) and line one eight-inch pan with parchment paper Grease the sides and set aside.
- 2
Cut the cherries in half or quarters, then place them in a bowl over a paper towel. Gently swirl the bowl around to remove access liquid.
- 3
Over the stove, on medium-low heat, melt the butter, dark chopped chocolate, and water. Mix in the cocoa powder.
- 4
Add the sugar, then whisk in the eggs.
- 5
Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in a separate bowl, then fold them into the cocoa/eggs to the mixture.
- 6
Fold in the chopped chocolate and sliced cherries.
- 7
Evenly spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 27-28 minutes over the middle shelf. The brownies are ready when a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- 8
Allow cooling in the pan completely before inverting and slicing.