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FAQs

What are the two types of brownies and what causes them to be different? ›

Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

Melted, unsalted butter is the perfect substitute for oil, and can even add a richer flavor to baked recipes. Swap in butter for oil in a 1:1 ratio, melting butter in the microwave or on the stovetop. Vegan butter or ghee can also work in this instance.

The ingredients: sugar, enriched bleached flour, semisweet chocolate chips, cocoa, soybean oil, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate chips, salt, artificial flavor, baking soda. Bring your own water, vegetable oil, and eggs (the standard additions to most boxed brownie mixes).

Brownie textures fall into three general camps… Cakey, fudgy and chewy. Cakey brownies, like the name implies, are light, moist and airy, with a slightly fluffy, cake-like interior. Fudgy brownies are moist, dense and gooey, with almost the texture of fudge, but not quite as compact.

Walnut brownie: This is a classic brownie that is loved all over the world, so it's no surprise that Theobroma's walnut brownie is a bestseller across India as well.

One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water. This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

So what happens is that the oil-based cake or brownie can seem more fudgy and less cake-like. Then if you're melting the butter with the chocolate and mixing it, or if you're creaming it, the texture of the brownie is going to be quite different.

Replacing Oil with Butter

It couldn't be easier to substitute butter for oil using a 1:1 ratio. This should work with olive, canola, vegetable, and coconut oils. Simply melt and cool the butter to room temperature, then continue with your recipe. (If the recipe calls for ½ cup oil, use ½ cup melted and cooled butter.)

On the other hand, too many eggs will yield brownies that are hard, heavy, and tough. Tip: When adding room-temperature eggs to the batter, do this one at a time and make sure it is thoroughly blended before adding another.

Can you use olive oil in brownies? ›

Yes, you can use olive oil in brownies!

Olive oil has been gaining popularity in recent years as a substitute for butter and other vegetable oils in baked goods. Not only is it delicious but a healthy alternative cooking fat that can be used in most traditional baking recipes.

Cocoa and chocolate brownies differ the most from an ingredient standpoint when it comes to the type of fat used: cocoa brownies often use oil, and chocolate brownies use butter. This, partnered with the flavor that cocoa and chocolate each give their brownies, is the biggest difference in the texture of either type.

Cake brownies are as the names suggests more cake like in texture. They have an open cake style aerated structure. Fudgy brownies on the other hand are richer, deeper and more dense in structure. A fudgy brownie may have a cake like open or cracked texture at the top but remains gooey and viscous in the centre.

Flat Brownies

When there is less sugar or air infused, brownies become flat. The brownie's body, volume, and structure are created by beating eggs and sugar.

Unlike physical reactions, chemical reactions can not be performed backwards to produce the original parts. For example, after those brownies come out of the oven, it is impossible to separate the oil, eggs, flour, and other ingredients ever again. They have been chemically changed into a new substance.