Brownie and cake recipes both have delicious flavors and textures, but who is the real champion?
Put the battle to bed by getting to know two chocolate classics a little better, brownies and cake.
Brownies are a comforting and unpretentious dessert with tons of luscious cocoa flavor. The core Ingredients
of these sweet delights are granulated sugar, chocolate, fat, eggs, all purpose flour, and a few extras to make them just right.
A baked sweet dessert that is typically light and spongey. Cakes come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors, but for this comparison, we will focus on a fluffy chocolate cake.
Although these two treats share many common ingredients, their ingredient ratios and techniques vary. The primary distinction between these two lies in the leavening agent. Brownies typically lack leaveners, while cakes employ baking powder and baking soda.
This lack of a raising agent in brownie batter is part of why brownies tend to have a denser texture than chocolate cakes. It’s also why cake often has a fluffier texture than brownies because the cake rises while baking.
Cake batter is leavened in part with eggs which requires special folding. This technique is key to a lighter-than-air sponge. No special folds or techniques are required for brownies since most brownies use liquid fat, you can mix them by hand without overworking your arm.
To transform your favorite fudgy brownie recipe into a cakey brownie, try adding up to one teaspoon of baking powder to the dry ingredients. This addition helps take the chewy brownies from dense to a fully risen
chocolate brownie cake that's light, and fluffy!
Cakes tend to be more dressy and elegant for special occasions
whereas a batch of brownies is considered to be a more rustic dessert. Choose a vibe and then the perfect
chocolate dessert will fit right in because you can't go wrong with either of these chocolate desserts!