Mixing dry ingredients with alcohol instead of water is the secret to making the ‘best brownies ever’, an amateur baker has claimed.
The mother posted a photo of a homemade tray bake in Facebook cookery group Baking Ourselves Crazy, telling members she had made it by pouring Kahlua into ready-made Ghirardelli brownie mix and adding a handful of pecan nuts.
Kahlua is a sweet, coffee flavoured rum liqueur that comes from Vera Cruz, Mexico, typically used in cheesecakes, ice cream toppings and cocktails like Espresso Martinis and White Russians.
The home cook from Portland, Oregon said she has ‘never had more compliments’ on her baking than with the Kahlua brownies.
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The pecan brownies an amateur baker made by combining ready-made mix with Kahlua, a coffee flavoured rum liqueur that comes from Vera Cruz, Mexico
Her post has been liked almost 1,000 times since it was shared Wednesday night, with many hailing the idea as ‘genius’.
‘I like how you cook lady,’ one woman said.
‘I’m doing this tonight! Best brownies ever and best combination – Kahlua and Ghirardelli,’ said another.
Ghirardelli is the American branch of iconic Swiss chocolatier Lindt, with headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie mix (left) can be bought online in Australia from Amazon and eBay, but Betty Crocker mix (right) is more readily available at Coles and Woolworths
Founded in 1852, it is now one of the most prominent chocolate and confectionery companies in the US, stocked in leading retailers like Target and Walmart.
Ghirardelli cake mixes can be bought online in Australia from Amazon, eBay and Fair Dinks, but similar mixes from brands like Betty Crocker are more ready available online and in-store at Coles and Woolworths.
Others suggested baking with different liqueurs like Baileys Irish Cream and Amarula, the South African equivalent, and non-alcoholic drinks like chocolate milk.
‘That sounds awesome, I will have to try that. Have you ever tried swapping out the milk in instant pudding with chocolate milk? Total game changer!’ one woman said.
One woman said she once substituted red wine for water in a chocolate cake.
‘I did this with red wine, [ten out of ten]. It’s rich and delicious,’ she said.
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