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Coca Cola Brownies
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In a weird feat of cooking magic, you can actually bake brownies by substituting the wet ingredients (typically eggs and vegetable oil or butter) with a can of cola. The result is a dark, damp brownie with a fudgy yet springy crumb.
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Coca Cola Brownies
About This Recipe
| Yield: | makes 12 brownies |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 40 minutes |
| Special equipment: | 9- by 13-inch baking sheet |
| This recipe appears in: | Cookie Monster: Coca Cola Brownies |
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (6 1/4 ounces) all purpose flour
- 1 2/3 cups (12 1/4 ounces) sugar
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 can (12 ounces) Coca Cola
Procedures
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1
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Either grease baking pan with oil or cover with tin foil.
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2
In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, and baking powder until combined. Add cola, a little at a time because it will foam, until incorporated and batter forms. Pour batter into pan and bake until a tester inserted into the middle of the pan comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Top will be slightly sticky.
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3
Let cool completely in pan then cut into squares.
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