Coca-Cola Brownies

Tink found a recipe for Coca-Cola Brownies online and asked me if she could make them.  I've been trying to encourage both of my girls to get more active in the kitchen.  Once I start culinary school I won't be home for dinner on Thursdays and the girls will be in charge of making something.  They are excited and it has inspired them to start trying out more recipes. Tink made my banana bread last week and Goose made my breadsticks.  They set up their laptops in the kitchen and just followed along.  So cute. Anyway, this recipe for Coke brownies was easy and fun.  Tink really enjoyed herself and we both enjoyed finishing off the Coke (a rare treat in this house).  These brownies are much, much, much better the next day.  They are great the first day, but something happens when they sit for 24 hours--they plump up and the flavor deepens.  So, make them the day before you want them!

You will need:

1 box fudge brownie mix (1lb. 2.3oz)
2T oil
1 egg
1/2 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup buttermilk
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For the frosting:

1/2 cup butter (Smart Balance)
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup Coke
4 cups powdered sugar

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease just the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Empty the brownie mix into a large bowl and add the buttermilk.

Then the Coke...

the oil...

and the egg.

Mix thoroughly and then pour into your greased pan.

Bake for around 25 minutes and then let them cool for at least an hour, 3 is better.  You just want to make sure that they are completely cool before you frost them.

After they are cool you can make the frosting.  Melt the butter and then add the cocoa and Coke.

Whisk for 2 minutes on medium speed.

It looks awesome, but don't give in to temptation like Tink and try it. No sugar yet! :)

Now add the powdered sugar, whisking after every cup until combined.

(This recipe makes quite a bit of frosting.  You could halve the recipe and still have plenty to cover the brownies.  Using the full recipe makes for a thick topping.  Absolutely delicious, but maybe a bit excessive.)

Spread over your cooled brownies.

Now, as Tink likes to say, it's time to feast!

These brownies are moist, fudgy, and decadent.  And soooo much better the next day!  I don't know why it happens, but the Coke and even the chocolate flavor is stronger the next day.

You won't be disappointed if you have to eat them the first day. Believe me, I understand! :) :)  But if you can wait...wow.

Enjoy!!

Tink's Coca-Cola Brownies

1 box fudge brownie mix (1lb. 2.3oz)

2T oil

1 egg

1/2 cup Coca-Cola 

1/2 cup buttermilk

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For the frosting:

1/2 cup butter (Smart Balance)

1/4 cup cocoa

1/4 cup Coke

4 cups powdered sugar

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees 

and grease just the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

2. Empty the brownie mix into a large bowl

and add the buttermilk.

3. Then add the Coke, the oil,

and the egg.

4. Mix thoroughly and then pour into your greased pan.

 

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

6. Cool completely.

7. For the frosting:

melt the butter and then add the cocoa and Coke.

 

8. Add the powdered sugar, whisking after every cup until combined.

 

9. Spread over the cooled brownies and feast!

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My Favorite Fudge Brownies

I have been making these brownies since I cut out the recipe from my mom's Better Homes and Gardens in November 1993.



See? :) I am not even going to pretend that these brownies are healthy and I never try to "improve" this recipe. They are absolutely perfect...unless you like cakey brownies, which I do not. These brownies are gooey and rich and oh soooo good!

You will need:

1/2 cup butter
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
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For Chocolate Glaze:

3T butter
2T cocoa
2T milk (I used skim)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla



Chop up the butter and add it and the chocolate to a medium saucepan.



Melt over low heat.



Turn off the heat and stir in sugar.



Mix thoroughly.




In a separate bowl, scramble your eggs.



Then add about 1/2 cup of the chocolate mixture to the eggs to temper them. You don't want little bits of cooked egg in your brownies. Big yuck.



Now add your flour and combine. Yep, just 2/3 of a cup. This recipe is heavy on the sugar, easy on the flour. Makes for a fudgy brownie.





Pour into a greased (on the bottom only) 8-inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Don't overbake!!



Let cool completely on a wire rack. This will be hard. They smell awesome and you are going to want to dig in right away. Hold off--the glaze is amazing! Tink asked me every five minutes if the brownies were cool yet.

Add your 3T butter, 2T cocoa, and 2T milk to a saucepan.





Stir until the mixture comes to a boil.



Remove from heat and add the powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla.



Pour over your brownies.



Wait no longer! Time to cut into these yummies




and feast!



Enjoy!