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Home » Brownies that are Fudgy

Kahlua Fudge Brownies

May 24, 2011 · Modified: Aug 28, 2021 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 16 Comments

This recipe for Kahlua Fudge Brownies is from Steven, who got it from a trusted source (his godmother) but couldn’t make it work. The brownies tasted good, but were goopy and seemed underdone even though they appeared fully baked. Steven asked me to troubleshoot the recipe, so I gave it a go.

Kahlua Fudge Brownies

Kahlua Fudge Brownies Sifted Flour Weight

Not wanting to waste precious chocolate and Kahlua on goopy brownies, the first thing I did was search the Internet to see if the recipe existed elsewhere. Naturally, it did. I found it on Cooks.com and Recipesource and the versions were almost identical except for pan size and flour discrepancies. Those sources called for 1 ¼ cups, while this recipe called for 1 ½ sifted cups. The varying amounts of flour and the fact that one of the recipes called for sifted were signals Steven’s problems probably came from not using enough flour. If we all baked with scales, this wouldn’t be an issue, but 1 ½ cups sifted flour can be anywhere 6 oz to 7 or even 8 depending on how heavy a hand is used to scoop and how well the flour is sifted and (possibly) humidity.

So long story short, I made the brownies using a guestimated 6.5 oz of flour and they were great. They’re dense, thick, and on the sweet side, but the generous amount of toasted walnuts helps temper the sweetness so if you use this recipe, don’t leave them out.

Recipe

Kahlua Brownies

Kahlua Fudge Brownies

Anna
Fudge brownies with a hint of Kahlua
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour (6.5 oz weight) (185 grams)
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 11 tablespoons butter (154 grams)
  • 3 oz unsweetened chocolate (84 grams)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar (390 grams)
  • 5 T Kahlua plus a little extra for top
  • ¾ cup toasted and chopped walnuts, toasted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease a 9 inch square metal pan or line with foil and grease.
  • Mix the flour with baking powder and salt.
  • Melt butter with chocolate (can use microwave or a saucepan).
  • With an electric mixer, beat eggs with sugar until light. Add chocolate mixture and kahlua, then sir in flour mixture and nuts. Blend well.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until the top springs back in the center and edges begin to pull away from the pan.
  • Remove from oven and cool thoroughly in pan. Brush top with 1 T Kahlua.
  • When cool, lift from pan and cut into 16 thick brownies.
Keyword Kahlua
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  1. Steven

    May 26, 2011 at 10:07 am

    Actually, I've never used them before, but I was going to use them this time. I would be surprised if it made a big difference. Last time, though, I skipped the nuts and I didn't weigh the flour. I will be more careful this time.

  2. Anna

    May 26, 2011 at 7:27 am

    The texture was perfect -- dense and thick but not cakey. They were sweet the first day, but the sweetness mellowed by Day 2.

    One thought about Steven's goopiness: he mentioned he'd been using pre-melted chocolate packets. If he used pre-melted chocolate in this recipe, it's possible it caused the goopiness, though I can't say for sure.

  3. pumpkinpie

    May 26, 2011 at 1:21 am

    When life gives you goopy brownies, break out the pretzels and DIP.

  4. Gina

    May 25, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    But what's your taste and texture review, Anna? I always enjoy hearing how a new recipe compares to favorites. 🙂 Also, I'm in need of an updated new puppy photo.

  5. Adam

    May 25, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    @Anna - That's my understanding of "sifted flour" as well. Myself, I use 130g as a standard cup, but it has always been my opinion that we need someone other than the flour companies to come up with standard measurements (they don't seem to understand the problem). And hey, if someone wants to pay me to start retesting all existing recipes with the new measurements, I can start tomorrow :).

  6. Cookie Sleuth

    May 25, 2011 at 9:36 am

    There's nothing worse than a goopy brownie. Flour always seems to be the culprit!

  7. T. Martin

    May 25, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Anna,

    I can't tell from the pic... Do these brownies have a shiny top?

  8. Will

    May 24, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    The Kahula certainly makes this recipe very interesting! Hmm, I wondering what tweaks we could do to make it a little bit healthier, any ideas?

  9. Anna

    May 24, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Bethany, I've always read "sifted flour" to mean flour that's been measured after sifting. If a recipe says "1 cup flour, sifted", then I take that to mean it's a standard cup of flour that you sift after measuring.

    Since you don't have a scale, just fluff up the flour really well then spoon and sweep.

  10. pumpkinpie

    May 24, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Another great part of baking is playing scientist. This week I made a molten chocolate cake recipe, but instead of melted butter I used coconut milk. It worked beautifully! I was trying to replicate a dessert served at my favorite Thai restaurant.

  11. Gloria

    May 24, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    These look delicious! How can Kaluha and chocolate be anything but? I'm with Sue on the liquid chocolate. I don't think it can be substituted for regular unsweetened chocolate without altering the texture. It's like using oil vs butter. Your finished product will be different if you don't change anything else in the recipe. That's my unsolicited 2 cents!

  12. Steven

    May 24, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    It's basically the same thing as regular unsweetened chocolate, but with a different kind of fat that is liquid at room temperature. It's basically cocoa mixed with vegetable oil, but it works just like regular unsweetened chocolate.

    http://www.verybestbaking.com/Toll-House/Products/MorselsAndBaking/Choco-Bake.aspx

  13. Sue

    May 24, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Good job helping your friend troubleshoot. The brownies look fantastic! I haven't used the pre-melted chocolate that Steven mentioned. If he uses that does he need to make adjustments to the recipe? Since it's more liquid, I'm thinking the answer is yes. Maybe it has guidelines on the pkg. for making substitutions for un-melted chocolate?

  14. Bethany

    May 24, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    About the sifted flour- does that mean to sift some flour first and then measure out 1.5 cups of that? Or to measure 1.5 cups of flour and THEN sift and use that? These sound way too good to waste on goop! And I don't have a scale, though this could be the recipe that could push me to get one. Thanks for any sifting advice you have!

  15. Katrina

    May 24, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    The scale is my favorite thing when baking. I always measure flour 120 grams per cup (Not sure what that is in ounces, I thought it was 7.) But there sure is a difference when I just try to measure cups--that way is always a lot more heavy handed than we think. I always measure at least flour and both kinds of sugar.

  16. Steven

    May 24, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    Well, they look great. I'm looking forward to making them this weekend. I have plenty of Kahlua and some pecans (no walnuts, though) and the Nestle pre-melted baking chocolate. I will be very popular at the party.

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