mexican hot chocolate brownies

sunday, march 9th 

mexican hot chocolate brownies

mexican hot chocolate brownies

1 1/2 c chocolate chips

2 c sugar

3/4 c butter

1 1/2 c all-purpose flour

1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 c milk

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 heaping tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

preheat oven to 350 f. lightly grease a 9X13 pan.

melt together the butter and chocolate chips, using a double boiler or in the microwave. whisk until completely melted and smooth. 

in a large bowl, mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, cayenne powder, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. whisk until combined. add the melted chocolate and mix until combined. add the milk and vanilla extract and stir until a batter forms. 

pour into the prepared pan. bake for 45 to 50 minutes until done. let cool completely and then slice into squares. 

**my brownies actually didn't turn out how they were supposed to. i was in mexico so i don't know if i should have adjusted the temperature or cooking time or what. they still tasted fantastic though. they rose up like a souffle and then started over flowing. the top was cooking a lot faster than the rest and i thought it would start to burn so we took it out of the oven, peeled the top off, and put the rest back in to finish cooking. we called the top layer brownie bark and looooved it. i'm going to work on a purposeful brownie bark recipe. stay tuned.