We picked apart every element of these brownies—but the cocoa powder was never in question.
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But one thing that was always certain, even in the early stages when I was flailing wildly: This would be an all-cocoa brownie, built on cocoa powder rather than melted chocolate. And the reason wasn’tAs compared to those made with just chocolate or a combination of the two, cocoa brownies are reliably superior in terms of texture and flavor.
Next comes taste. Cocoa powder is the straightest path to intense chocolate flavor because it’s 100 percent cocoa—there’s nothing else getting in the way. Chocolate bars, on the other hand, contain sugar, additional fat , vanilla, and sometimes emulsifiers and stabilizers. And even two different chocolate bars at the same percentage will vary in sweetness, mouthfeel, and taste. Unsweetened cocoa powder simply provides more control. WE. LOVE. CONTROL.
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