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Cosmic Brownies

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2023 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 96% of recipes and no chocolate, unlike 83%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More cocoa than 96% of recipes: 104% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 6 times as much.
  • No chocolate at all, where 83% of recipes use some (most of those 111 to 250% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 338% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 104%, 97th percentileFat: 167%, 66th percentileSugar: 338%, 86th percentileEgg: 118%, 42nd percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 64th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 10 tablespoons (142 grams) unsalted butter142 g
  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar200 g
  • 1/3 cup (67 grams) packed light brown sugar67 g
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (88 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder, (sifted)88 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup≈ 21 g
  • 2/3 cup (85 grams) all-purpose flour85 g
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 1.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream≈ 119 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (255 grams) semisweet chocolate chips ((use high quality here!))255 g
  • Rainbow Candy-Coated Chocolate Chips,n/a

flour 85 gbatter 714 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Chocolate0% · 8th percentile
  • Cocoa104% · 97th percentile
  • Fat167% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar338% · 86th percentile
  • Egg118% · 42nd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 64th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 minutes
median 30 minutes

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