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Homemade Cosmic Brownies

livewellbakeoften.com · 2022 · 24 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and more cocoa than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • No chocolate at all, where 83% of recipes use some (most of those 111 to 250% of the flour weight).
  • More cocoa than 91% of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 4 times as much.
  • More sugar than 87% of recipes: 360% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
  • More fat than 76% of recipes: 184% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 72%, 91st percentileFat: 184%, 77th percentileSugar: 360%, 88th percentileEgg: 134%, 56th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 75th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled (2 sticks, 230 grams))230 g
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar ((350 grams))350 g
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar ((100 grams))100 g
  • 3 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 large egg yolk (at room temperature)≈ 18 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((90 grams))90 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled (125 grams))125 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate (finely chopped (226 grams))226 g
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup (optional but adds glossiness (20 grams))20 g
  • ½ cup heavy cream ((120 ml))≈ 119 g
  • Rainbow candy coated chocolate chips, mini m&m's, or sprinklesn/a

flour 125 gbatter 1070 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
  • Cocoa72% · 91st percentile
  • Fat184% · 77th percentile
  • Sugar360% · 88th percentile
  • Egg134% · 56th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 75th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
27 to 33 minutes
median 30 minutes

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