Recipe
This Homemade Brooklyn Brownout Cake Tastes Better Than Anything You Could Buy
I have two loves in this lifetime, excluding Ben & Jerry's, and they would be chocolate and coffee. Insert the Brooklyn Brownout Cake. The cake is truly a chocolate lover's fantasy, it's from my favorite bakery in Brooklyn, Sweet Melissa's Patisserie.
Not only is this dessert decadent and delicious, but as a sleep deprived college student, it also satisfies my caffeine cravings. The Brooklyn Brownout cake marries chocolate and coffee in it's layers of spongy chocolate-espresso cake, rich chocolate ganache frosting, and chocolate walnut brownie crumbles.
I ended up with some extra brownie crumbles and chocolate ganache (damn the bad luck) , so I molded them into balls, dunked 'em in the ganache, and topped with powdered sugar. Ta-da! Little bites of chocolate heaven.
If you're like me, you'll crave this dessert from miles away. Here's a recipe to help satisfy your cavings and bring Brooklyn to your very own kitchen.
Brooklyn Brownout Cake
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 4 ounce unsweetened chocolate coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup hot strong brewed coffee
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For the Brownie Crumbleoptional:4 Flourless Fudge Brownies Although this crumble is optional try to resist all eating all them and save a few for toppings... It's worth it I promise. 1/4 cup walnut pieces