Guinness Brownies

Nat Da Brat's Note:

This is a dense, moist brownie. You can use semisweet chocolate rather than bittersweet and the results are just as delicious.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 4 eggs
• ¾ cup superfine sugar
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate , chopped
• 4 ounces white chocolate , chopped
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup cocoa
• 1 ¼ cups Guinness stout
• confectioners' sugar , for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Butter an 8-inch-square pan.
3. In an electric mixer, combine the eggs and sugar.
4. Beat until light and fluffy.
5. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the bittersweet chocolate, white chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth.
6. Remove from heat and beat into the egg mixture.
7. Sift the flour and cocoa together and beat into the chocolate mixture.
8. Whisk in the Guinness.
9. Pour into the pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out almost clean.
10. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
11. To serve, dust the cake with confectioners' sugar and cut into squares.

Reviews

[invictus]

These were so stinking good. I did have two issues with the recipe as written though. There was so much batter that I just couldn't imagine trying to stuff it all into an 8x8 square pan so I used a 13x9. I filled that pan nearly half full. I also baked the brownies 10 minutes longer than stated. Taste was 5 star. I love to bake with guinness and chocolate and these brownies were no exception.

[FLKeysJen]

Phenomenal! You can't tell that there's beer in them! A five star recipe with the changes suggested by other reviewers: larger pan, three eggs, 30 min. cook time.

[JoHi]

I made this recipe yesterday and they are really good! It's like a delicate guinness chocolate truffle, mmm!! I ued 3 eggs instead of 4 like someone suggested to make it more fudgy and I didn't use white chocolate. They came out delicious!!! The baking time is off for 5 to 10 mins since it does take a while longer. This recipe is a keeper for sure!!!