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Brownie butter cake - thick brownie and rich butter cake combined into one decadent and to-die-for cake! Bake the brownie first and then the butter cake.
I am so happy that my contributor CP Choong is back with more sinfully delicious baking recipes.
In this post, she is sharing an utterly gorgeous, rich, buttery, and decadent Brownie Butter Cake recipe, adapted from Kevin Chai’s “I love Butter Cake Too 2” cookbook.
CP Choong and I went to high school together, but we didn’t know each other when we were in high school.
Our high school is the most famous Chinese girls school in Penang, attended by hundreds of students in each grade.
Fast forward to present time, CP and I finally met, through a mutual good friend, when I was back in Penang earlier this year.
I am just so happy that she is now my contributor and I can share her wonderful baking recipes with you.
She is an excellent baker and also a very talented photographer.
I absolutely love her food photography and her baked goods are truly top-notch.
If you read this blog, you will know that I love butter cake and my family really enjoys butter cake with coffee.
So, you can clearly see why I am partial to this brownie butter cake—it’s butter cake, but better, because there is brownie at the bottom of the butter cake.
Just look at the photos, I am sure you can smell the buttery and rich chocolate aroma from the screen.
Put simply, this brownie butter cake is simply brilliant and irresistible.
This recipe calls for double baking: first, you bake the brownie, and then the butter cake that goes on top.
However, the time invested is well worth it when you sink your teeth into the rich, buttery, warm, chocolate-y brownie butter cake.
Enjoy!
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This recipe is only 355 calories per serving.
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Brownie Butter Cake
Ingredients
Brownie:
- 140 g (5 oz) dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 50 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter
- 50 g (1¾ oz) brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 35 g (1¼ oz) all-purpose flour
Butter cake:
- 120 g (4 oz) unsalted butter
- 100 g (3½ oz) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 120 g (4 oz) all-purpose flour
- 2 g (0.07 oz) baking powder
- 50 ml fresh milk
Instructions
- Grease and line a 10cm x 20cm (4×8-inch) loaf pan with aluminum foil. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- To make the brownie, melt the chocolate and butter over low heat. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly. Stir in the brown sugar until well blended.
- Add the egg and mix well. Fold in the flour and combine until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven.
- To make the butter cake, beat the butter with sugar until creamy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder, alternating with the fresh milk, and mix until the batter is smooth and well combined.
- Spread the butter cake batter over the brownie layer. Bake in the oven at 160°C (320°F) for 25-30 minutes or until fully cooked. Insert a cake tester into the center to check for doneness.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Bee,
Thank you for the recipe. The taste is divine. My only comment is that it took about 20minutes longer to have it entirely cooked. I will surely bake this cake again!
Freda
Thanks Freda, depending on the oven. :)
I did the brownie butter cake yesterday and was so delicious. Thanks for the recipe!!
The butter loaf takes longer than 25-30 to bake!! Took mine about 45 mins!! But turned out good, thanks for sharing!!!
Can this be made into cupcakes?
Yes you can try this recipe: https://www.666630.xyz/mini-brownie-butter-cake-recipe/
I just baked it in a $2 10inch by 4 inch loaf pan from Daiso, followed all the instructions and the result was so good I just couldn’t stop smiling. Thanks for the recipe, it’s really a cool and unusual cake!
I tried this, and it went well but it took forever for the middle to cook, which was incredibly frustrating….. I think if I try it again (and I probably will because I loved it anyway), I will bake it in a square pan and reduce the cooking time. I think it’ll work better, it just won’t be as thick lol!
Hi,
My cake does not stick together. Wondering why?
And can I mixed the both and put in the oven?
HELP
I followed this recipe and it turned out awesome. The directions were perfect. I doubled the recipe and was just fine. This is definitly a keeper for sure. I will make this again and again!!!! Thank you so much =)
Thanks Kay for trying this brownie butter cake recipe.
Hi,
I love your site though I’ve never commented. I sent this recipe to my sister and she made it on Sunday. It’s so delicious! I just had a piece now. The butter cake is buttery without being greasy and the brownie is intensely rich. Full marks!
Hi Jo, the recipe hasn’t changed, it’s here. You can make the chili oil from scratch by pouring hot oil to dry red chili flakes…it’s basically.
1/3 – 1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese Chinkiang black vinegar (preferred), or balsamic vinegar
2 – 3 tablespoons store-bought Sichuan chili oil or La Yu
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
Some cilantro leaves, chopped
hi bee!! I love this recipe so much! I think i’m going to change the butter with browned butter and pour a salted dark chocolate ganache on it ..yuuumm