Chocolate Brownie Cake Recipe
Roasted peanuts, caramel, smoked salt, vanilla gelato
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Ingredients
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Brownie Cake
Toppings
Method
Brownie Cake Preparation
- 1
Preheat the oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Melt the butter
In a medium saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in the granulated sugar and brown sugar until well combined.
- 3
Add eggs and vanilla
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- 4
Combine dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- 5
Mix wet and dry ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until just combined.
- 6
Bake the cake
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, smoothing the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 7
Cool and prepare topping
Allow the brownie cake to cool completely in the pan. Once cool, remove from the pan and place on a serving platter.
Assembly
- 8
Add toppings
Drizzle the caramel sauce over the brownie cake, then sprinkle with roasted peanuts and a pinch of smoked salt.
- 9
Serve
Cut into squares and serve with scoops of vanilla gelato on the side.