Kahlua Fudge Brownies

  • 8

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup peanut oil
  • 1/4 cup espresso powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup Kahlúa

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°. Mix flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Heat the chocolate chips and butter in a saucepan over low heat until blended, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

Combine sugar, peanut oil, espresso and eggs in a mixer bowl. Beat for 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Add chocolate mixture. Beat just until blended. Add flour mixture, beating just until blended.
Stir in pecans.

Spoon the batter into a buttered 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the edges pull from the sides of the pan; do not over-bake. Cool to lukewarm on wire rack or just enough to handle pan.

Pour Kahlúa into a clean spray bottle. Spray the warm brownies with the Kahlúa. Let stand until completely cool.

Yields: 8 servings