Celebrating National Brownie Day with Great Holiday Recipes

Today is National Brownie Day!  Perhaps you’re not a fan of the holiday cookie platter, and instead rather indulge in these delectable, fudgey, ooey-gooey confections.  Here at Atlantic Auto Group, we are right there with ya. Whether you prefer the center squares or only want the crisp and chewy edges, brownies are a timeless treat no matter how you slice it!

 

 

The first incarnation of brownies appeared in the late 1800s, and rumor has it that its roots come from the Palmer House Hotel in the form of a portable chocolate cake with apricot glaze.  And the first official recipe appeared in 1899, known as “Brownie’s Food” with the most modern incarnation that we know today appearing in 1907.

 

 

Whether you’re looking to flex your baking muscles or keep it simple and classic, we’ve got a brownie recipe to fit your needs:

 

• Let’s start with these fabulous Racecar Brownies!

• Perfectly fudgy frosted brownies

• Delectable crackly topped gooey chocolate brownies

• Velvety and magnificent gluten free, dairy free cocoa brownies

• Paleo and Keto friendly super fudge brownies

• Spectacular 4-ingredient breakfast brownies (Yes, you heard right!)

• Nanny’s Fudge Brownie Bundt Cake

• A batch of brownie batter waffles

• Crinkle topped brownie bites in a muffin tin

• Some sweet and nutty British Brownies

• Ooey-gooey Salted Caramel center brownies

• Quick and easy One-bowl brownies

• Spice up Friday Pizza night with a Brownie Dessert Pizza

• The very first “Palmer House Brownie” recipe with apricot glaze

• Super chocolatey Black Bean brownies

• 5-ingredient Flourless Chocolate brownies

• Chocolate chickpea brownies

• Deep Dish chocolate brownies

Not sure how to pick the best brownie recipe for your persnickety palette?  Here’s how the ingredients you use help chance the brownie’s taste, physical makeup and texture:

• For gooey, soft brownies you’ll want a recipe with a higher concentration sugar, butter, and eggs.

• For cakier style brownies, you’ll want to use cocoa powder and more flour than the rest of the ingredients (butter, sugar, egg)

• If you’re mixing your batter and the ingredients start to separate due to the melted butter and oil, you can add a little bit of milk into the mix to help it all meld together

• Your choice of brand in cocoa and melting chocolate does matter; you need to select higher quality ingredients for each to produce that prime fudgy texture and richer flavor

• Pull your pan out a little “underdone” and softer in the center as they will set while cooling in the tin

 

Try some of these great kitchen tools to perfect your brownie baking skills:

• Car Cake Tin for baking

• Car Cupcake liners

• Lightning McQueen Wafflemaker

• Wilton Spatula with Car design

• NASCAR Baking Race Car driving

• All Edges brownie pan

• Car themed Nordicware Bundt Baking Tin

• Fondant rubber racecar tire mold

• Brooklyn Brownie Baking Tray

 

Charming Baking Molds with Car Shapes!

 

These amazon silicone car molds for baking would be perfect for XL brownies and fudge cake recipes. Yum!

 

This great two pack of mini silicone chocolate car molds for cake, jello, candy and more!  Would also be a great way to make brownie bites or chocolate minis for cake decorating.

 

For a little variety in your baking, try these clever little truck and car themed bakeware trays!  And buy an extra set for multipurpose use for crafting in addition to the ones used for baking.