Cake of this month: Brownie

17.3.05




The name brownie comes from the deep-brown color of the cookie. It is a a chocolate bar cookie but its origins is uncertain. It was probably created by accident, the result of a forgetful cook neglecting to add baking powder to chocolate cake batter. Sears, Roebuck catalog in 1897 published the first known recipe for the brownies, and it quickly became very popular.


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