Recipe: Matcha Brownie + Matcha-related baking ideas

There is just something so beautiful and magical about matcha (green tea) which got me so crazy over it! A little bitter on the first taste, then the sweetness starts to develop later. I can't tell me entirely the power of matcha, but you if you are a fan, you will know. :')

So here's a quick and easy matcha brownie recipe going out to all matcha lovers! <3 

Recipe: Chocolate fudge brownie

Warm chocolate fudge brownies drizzled with generous amount of melted dark and white chocolate. Now how does that sounds? Enough to waken the devil? Heh. 

Ingredients (adapted from here):

150 g butter

4 eggs - lightly beaten

1 cup baking cocoa

3/4 cup flour

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking powder

 dark and white chocolate respectively - melted

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 160C. Line baking tray 20cm x20cm with greased proof paper.

2. Melt butter in microwave for 30 seconds or more. Stir in baking cocoa. Leave it to cool slightly.

3. Mix in eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add in sifted flour and baking powder into the mixture. Mix well.

4. Pour the mixture onto the prepared tray.

5. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

6. Leave it the pan to cool slightly. Drizzle the melted dark and white chocolate over.

I'm excited just looking at those flowing chocolate lava. <3 

I actually stirred in some walnuts chunks, which is totally optional. 

Anyway, some of you have been asking me why do I have so many different brownie recipes? Like Basic Fudge Brownie, Oreo brownie and this new one. What are the differences? Well, I can only say there are too many ways to prepare the same thing. So don't be surprise if you find other Brownie's recipes elsewhere. There's really no 'you die die must bake with this recipe'. Perhaps also the reason why I love baking, it's never boring with all the different recipes to try on! :)

Love, 

Lirong.

Recipe: Oreo brownie

This batch of oreo brownies was initally baked for the girls when I met them for dim sum at Mouth Restaurant. 

Unfortunately, they did not survive till then. My mum and brother sucked them all. Haha! Sorry girls! :P

Ingredients:

120 g melted butter
80 g sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
60 g plain flour
40 g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder

Chopped oreo 

Method:
1. Grease a pan with butter. 
2. Melt butter in a bowl over a pot of boiling water. Once the butter has melted, remove from heat.
3.  Add in sugar. Mix well.
4. Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
5. Add in sifted flour, baking powder and cocoa powder. Whisk until the mixture is well combined.
6. Pour the batter into the pan. Top with as many chopped oreo as desire.
7. Bake in preheated oven at 175 deg C for 20 min or when a skewer comes out clean when inserted. 

As if the brownie wasn't sinful enough, we ate it with scoop full of ice cream~ In the end my brother not only finished MY brownie, he also finished the tub of ice cream which I BOUGHT. LOL! FAT-ASS. 

Love, 

Lirong. 

Recipe: Basic Fudge Brownie

Ingredients

1/2 cup White Sugar

2 tablespoons Butter (unsalted)

2 tablespoons Water

1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

2 Eggs

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2/3 cup All-Purpose Flour

1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

Methods

1. Add Sugar and water into a sauce pan.  Warm on Med Low heat to start melting the sugar.  As the water heats up add the butter.  Stir so the mixture does not burn.  If it starts to boil large bubble turn down heat.  We want a smooth even heat to melt the sugar but not to get the mixture too hot.  (If it were to get too hot the eggs would cook the instant we added them.)  Remove from the heat.

2.  Slowly add chocolate chips to sugar, water and butter mix.  Stir the chips until they melt.

3. Add the eggs to the melted chocolate.  Gently stir the mixture until the eggs have mixed well.  Once the eggs have been mixed add the Vanilla Extract.

4. Add the Baking Soda and Salt then stir.  Next add the All-Purpose Flour.  I add half the flour then stir then add the rest.  Gently stir until the brownie batter is brown again.

5. Pour mixture into a greased 8×8 inch square pan.  Place in a 325 degree preheated oven.  Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies set up. Do not over bake this recipe!

Source: Browniepower (refer to original site for picture guides)

Verdict: I really love this recipe, everything was so simple that baking was done in less than an hour! The brownie was exactly how I like it to be, warm and really soft! Like me if you prefer brownie that are not so dense this is the recipe for you. :)