Hi, I'm Danelle and this is where I dish about my favorite recipes. I focus on simple, family friendly fare and try to make feeding the family a little bit easier for everyone.
Ingredients1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
Ganache
1 cup heavy whipping cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in corn syrup. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in nuts, if desired. Spread batter into a greased 10-inch springform pan. Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 1 inch from side of pan comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For ganache, in a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate until melted. Set aside until cool. Remove brownie from springform pan. Place a wire rack over waxed paper and set brownie on rack. Pour ganache over the brownie; spread over top and let drip down sides. Refrigerate until ganache is completely set.
Let's Dish
My son (the one with great culinary vision) chose to try this recipe when it was his turn to help with dinner, and I am so glad he did. This is one of the best desserts recipes I've tried in a long time. Although the recipe is fairly simple and the ingredients are pretty basic, the result is something I would pay money for in a restaurant. This brownie pie is rich and chewy and the ganache topping is like a chocolate truffle frosting. We used chocolate chips for the ganache. No need for chopping the chocolate that way. There are lots of yummy choices for garnish, including Andes mints, raspberries, ice cream or caramel. Leftovers should be stored in the refrigerator.
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Who Dished It Up First
Adapted from the Taste of Home Celebrations Cookbook.
my mouth is watering....
ReplyDeleteMagnifique.
ReplyDeleteUn gâteau à faire et rapidement.
A bientôt.
haha, I loove the name of your blog. super cute. brownie cake sounds pretty good right now. Mm, sticky and creamy.
ReplyDeleteThis look so yummy. Thanks for sharing with us and to your son for his inspired vision! :)
ReplyDeleteOh My.. this is so sexy!!
ReplyDeleteRo rich.looks fab.....
ReplyDeleteWhat wine would you pair with this rich chocolate? I'm hosting a chocolate chef next month, see www.boquetegourmet.com, and I need a couple wines. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi there! I made this a couple weekends ago, and it came out amazing. So I used it (I linked to your site) as my "Just had to share" post for this week. Here's the address if you want to check it out! :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.madamemenu.com/2010/03/just-had-to-share-decadent-brownie-pie.html
I am definitely trying this recipe...saw it linked on Amy's blog and couldn't resist.
ReplyDeleteBoquete Gourmet, my favorite chocolate is dark chocolate and I love it with a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Malbec but here's a site to check for good pairings: http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/MAIN/chocolate/pairing-wine2.asp
that looks fantastic...I love the ding dongs too....very nice site, glad foodie view led me here~
ReplyDeleteHow yummy! This looks sooooo fudgy and tasty!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just won a baking contest with this pie...thanks so much for sharing the recipe...your picture sold us on picking this for the contest...
ReplyDeleteYou can see it here
http://followingsplendor.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/old-fashioned-sunday-2010/
I'm making this tonight-- all it took was showing the husband a picture of
ReplyDeletethis and he forgot all about cheesecake and pecan pie and every other dessert he was requesting. Can't wait to finally try this yummy chocolate goodness!
This looks so delish! I'd love to try it however, I gave away my springform pan since I never used it. Do you think I could just use a regular round pan?
ReplyDeleteIt's probably a little late @Stampin_melissa, but I looked it up online, and it said you could use a regular baking pan as long as you put a baking sheet underneath it so you can just pop it out! My question is this: in the first like, are we suppose to put cream, butter, and sugar together or just mix butter and sugar together? My gut instinct is to just mix butter and sugar together, so that's what I intend to do! This looks marvelous, I can't wait to get baking!
ReplyDeleteEmily, the cream is part of the ganache, which is the chocolate fudge stuff on top of the cake, so you are right, you would not include it in with the butter and sugar. I think maybe you were looking at the directions that say "cream butter and sugar together." The cream does not go in the part of the cake that you bake. Hope that helps. :)
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