Fudgy Rich Brownies

I made these for our monthly Girls' Night Out tonight. We were going to have brownie sundaes, with brownies, and vanilla ice cream, and bananas, and caramel, and...

...My car died. Jeff tried to go to work this morning, but the car wouldn't start so he had to take the train. It's still not working, so I couldn't go to the Girls' Night Out. So sad, and so disappointing! But I was able to comfort myself with the fact that I still had these brownies!


I used this recipe to make these deliciously dark, rich, fudgy brownies. The directions are strange; I've never seen a brownie recipe quite like this one. But I'm not questioning - they turned out wonderful! These are a rich and dark brownie, not overly sweet. I love them!!

Fudgy Brownies
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
Optional: chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

In a large bowl, stir together the cocoa and baking soda. Add 1/3 cup vegetable oil and boiling water. Mix until well blended and thickened. Stir in the sugar, eggs, and remaining 1/3 cup oil. Finally, add the flour, vanilla and salt (and choc. chips if desired); mix just until all of the flour is absorbed. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.


Weird directions. But somehow it definitely worked!!