Chocolate Fudge Brownie

Venezuela actually has world's best cacao bean but unfortunately there is only one best brand which is our favorite chocolate, El Rey. We always have some in our refrigerator and my favorite is dark chocolate. But it's pretty funny that many Venezuelans don't even know about this brand. Please go to the website to read more about this chocolate. I think they sell their products in the USA and Canada too. If you have chance to taste it, try it out. The baking chocolate is just super good.

One of my favorite baking goodies is making brownies. It has been a long time that I haven't baked one so I baked this heavenly brownie for a birthday brunch on Saturday. I used less flour and added more chocolate. The edges are crunchy and inside still fudgy.. really kind of my favorite brownie and the most important thing was that everybody liked it.

Adapted from El Rey Chocolate Recipe

Ingredients:
200 gr El Rey 58,5% (I used 230 gr)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I used 1 cup and 3 tbsp)
2 cups sugar (I used 1 cup)
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Rum (optional)


Directions:
Melt the chocolate and the butter using a doubled broiler or in a microwave or in bain au Marie until well incorporated. Remove from heat. Add the Rum (if used) and vanilla essence, combine well and let cool

Combine sugar, flour and salt

Add the eggs into the chocolate mixture, combine well. Pour over the flour mixture, stir well using a wood spatula

Pour batter into a greased and floured baking dish (12x14) then bake in 350F for 20 minutes or until set (Do not overbake)

Other Brownie recipe:
Banana Brownie