The Best Homemade Chocolate Brownie Cake Recipe
This decadent chocolate brownie cake is the best mix of a slightly fluffy chocolate cake and a dense fudgy brownie. You get the best of both worlds with this great recipe. And the best part is that this is all made in one bowl!
Ingredients
Brownie Batter
- 3/4 cup butter (12 tablespoons)
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 2 cups flour
- 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Chocolate Icing
- 1/2 cup butter (8 tablespoons)
- 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 13"x9" baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, add butter, water, and baking chocolate. Stir until chocolate has melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- To the same saucepan with the melted chocolate, add flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt and mix until well combined. Add in vanilla, eggs, and sour cream and stir well.
- Pour brownie batter into your prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
- While the cake is baking, take a small saucepan and add butter, baking chocolate, and milk. Bring mixture to simmer, while stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add in powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Spread icing over warm brownies and allow the cake to cool completely before cutting into bars. Enjoy!