I am so happy that my contributor CP Choong is back with more sinfully delicious baking recipes.
In this post, she is sharing an utterly gorgeous, rich, buttery, and decadent Brownie Butter Cake recipe, adapted from Kevin Chai’s “I love Butter Cake Too 2” cookbook.
CP Choong and I went to high school together, but we didn’t know each other when we were in high school.
Our high school is the most famous Chinese girls school in Penang, attended by hundreds of students in each grade.
Fast forward to present time, CP and I finally met, through a mutual good friend, when I was back in Penang earlier this year.
I am just so happy that she is now my contributor and I can share her wonderful baking recipes with you.
She is an excellent baker and also a very talented photographer.
I absolutely love her food photography and her baked goods are truly top-notch.
If you read this blog, you will know that I love butter cake and my family really enjoys butter cake with coffee.
So, you can clearly see why I am partial to this brownie butter cake—it’s butter cake, but better, because there is brownie at the bottom of the butter cake.
Just look at the photos, I am sure you can smell the buttery and rich chocolate aroma from the screen.
Put simply, this brownie butter cake is simply brilliant and irresistible.
This recipe calls for double baking: first, you bake the brownie, and then the butter cake that goes on top.
However, the time invested is well worth it when you sink your teeth into the rich, buttery, warm, chocolate-y brownie butter cake.
Enjoy!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 355 calories per serving.
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Brownie Butter Cake
Brownie butter cake - thick brownie and rich butter cake combined into one decadent and to-die-for cake! Click for recipe.
Ingredients
Brownie:
- 140 g (5 oz.) dark chocolate (broken into pieces)
- 50 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 50 g (1/4 cup) brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 35 g (1/4 cup) all-purpose flour
Butter cake:
- 120 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 100 g (1/2 cup) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 120 g (1 cup) all-purpose flour
- 2 g (1/4 tsp) baking powder
- 50 ml (3 1/2 tablespoons) fresh milk
Instructions
- Grease and line a 10cm x 20cm (4x8-in) loaf pan with aluminium foil.
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- To make brownie, melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Remove and leave to cool slightly. Stir in brown sugar until blended.
- Add in egg, mix well. Fold in flour, mix until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove.
- To make butter cake, beat butter with sugar until creamy. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Fold in sifted flour and baking powder, alternately add in fresh milk, mix to form batter.
- Spread the butter cake batter over brownie, bake in oven at 160°C (320°F) for 25-30 minutes or until cooked. Insert a cake tester in the middle to check doneness.
Notes
Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.
I am using allrecipes.com conversion chart.
For the best results, please follow the metrics measurement.
I mixed the butter cake batter while baking the brownie. Then I poured the butter cake batter VERY QUICKLY onto the "hot" brownie. The butter cake batter will melt instantly.
The second time I baked this brownie butter cake, I put the butter cake batter into a piping bag and cut a big hole at the tip, pipe in the butter cake batter quickly, and just shake and tap the pan to smooth the top.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
4 peopleAmount Per Serving Calories 355Total Fat 53gSaturated Fat 32gCholesterol 216mgSodium 69mgCarbohydrates 84gFiber 5gSugar 46gProtein 12g
Marie Nau Hunter
Hello, there. I made this once and my family loved it, especially my youngest who has now requested it as his dessert for his 12th birthday. So I am making it again this weekend. The first time I made it, the two sections often separated when served. I wonder if that’s happened to you? Any advice? I noticed your note about piping the cake batter and will try that.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes. Please try!
Maggie
You don’t add any salt or vanilla? I was surprised to see this!
Smita
Hi there!
Im making this cake today for my family. Would love to share a pic when done. Its in the oven. Thank you for sharing the recipe😊
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome!
Judy
The recipe didn’t specify what kind of chocolate. Was it bitter (baking chocolate) or something else like semi sweet?
Rasa Malaysia
Semi sweet.
hazel
I made this recipe and its really good. thanks for sharing
Candi
Looks like parts of this recipe are duplicated or are there 4 eggs in cake part and 2 in brownie part?
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Candi, yes, sorry, it was a bug, I have fixed it.
shah
can i use mini loaf pans for this recipe?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
Marlene De Paula
Amei a receita bolo brownie, vou fazer no final da semana
Valeu…
SD
Can I use Butter/Baking/Parchment paper instead of aluminium foil?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can try!
Candy
Can you substitute cocoa for the chocolate in the brownie
Rasa Malaysia
You can try!