Red velvet brownies to navigation Jump to search For other uses of “brownie”, see Brownie. A chocolate brownie or simply a brownie is a square or rectangular chocolate baked confection. Brownies come in a variety of forms and may be either fudgy or cakey, depending on their density.
Brownies often, but not always, have a glossy “skin” on their upper crust. They may also include nuts, frosting, cream cheese, chocolate chips, or other ingredients. In North America, they are common homemade treats and they are also popular in restaurants and coffeehouses. One legend about the creation of brownies is that of Bertha Palmer, a prominent Chicago socialite whose husband owned the Palmer House Hotel. In 1899, the first-known recipe was published in Machias Cookbook. The recipe appears on page 23 in the cake section of the book. Marie Kelley from Whitewater, Wisconsin, created the recipe.
1906 edition of Fannie Farmer’s cookbook. Boston Cooking School recipe for a “Bangor Brownie”. It added an extra egg and an additional square of chocolate, creating a richer, fudgier dessert. Numerous works erroneously credit Schrumpf herself as the inventor.
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The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. 1 208 208 208c52 0 99. This is my favorite Red Velvet Cake recipe! This cake is incredibly soft, moist, buttery, and topped with an easy cream cheese frosting. Two slices of red velvet cake topped with cream cheese frosting on decorative white plates and a white napkin on the side.