Brownies That Actually Look As Great As They Taste? Watch These Tricks!

We know, we know— how many chocolate brownie recipes can there be? As this video from POPSUGAR Food shows us, though, there’s always a way to up your brownie baking game. This time, it’s all about technique and making your treats unique.

You’ll Need:

– 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter
– 8 ounces premium unsweetened chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
– 5 large eggs, at room temperature
– 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
– 1/4 teaspoon salt
– 3 3/4 cups sugar
– 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
– One 9x13x2-inch pan lined with buttered foil

How To:

  1. Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan or line it with buttered foil.
  2. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Let the butter get hot and start to sizzle after it’s melted.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate all at once. Gently shake the pan to submerge all the chocolate in the butter. Set aside.
  4. Combine the eggs, vanilla and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. First whisk by hand to mix.
  5. Whisk in the sugar by hand.
  6. Whip on medium-high speed for 10 minutes, until very light.
  7. Whisk the butter and chocolate smooth, and scrape into the mixer bowl. Whip on the lowest speed just until smooth, then stop the mixer.
  8. Sift the flour onto a piece of paper, bend the paper, and slide the flour into the bowl. Mix again on the lowest speed until the flour is just absorbed.
  9. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a large rubber spatula to give a final mixing to the batter.
  10. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
  11. Bake for 35 minutes, until the brownies until are firm but not dry. The point of a paring knife inserted in the center of the pan should emerge with moist crumbs clinging to it.
  12. Cool in the pan on a rack.
  13. Unmold the brownies to a cutting board and remove the pan and paper. Cover with another board and invert the whole stack. Remove the top board and wrap the brownies on their board in a double thickness of plastic wrap. Keep the brownies at cool room temperature or in the refrigerator overnight before cutting.
  14. Use a ruler to mark, then cut the brownies into 2-inch squares.
  15. Decorate with your favorite idea from the video.

Which decorating idea will you try? Do you have any special techniques for making awesome brownies?