This week’s TWD recipe is Tribute to Katherine Hepburn bownies and was chosen by Lisa of Surviving Oz. Lisa isn’t a regular TWD baker, but won the recent TWD logo competition and so got to choose a recipe. I had been curious about this recipe for a while – the name sounds slightly mysterious. I love Katherine Hepburn movies (especially those with Cary Grant in them as well!), and was interested to know that she was a brownie baker. While I am on the topic of KH though, I must say that I was disappointed with the portrayal of her by Cate Blanchett in that movie about Howard Hughes – I cant remember the name of it. I didn’t think Cate Blanchett was the right person to be playing Katherine Hepburn – although I don’t know who I think would be.
Back to the brownie. This was one of the best brownies I have ever made. The brownie batter didn’t have melted chocolate in it, just cocoa powder. I think brownies made with just cocoa powder often have more depth of flavour that those made with melted chocolate, especially if you use a dutched cocoa powder like I did. These brownies had very little flour and only two eggs. They were studded with chopped pecan nuts and chopped dark chocolate. They were subtly flavoured with coffee (which to be honest I couldn’t taste) and a small amount of cinnamon – detectable but not in a big way.
The brownie was baked for 30-35 minutes which gave a delicious fudgey texture. I would definitely make these brownies again – they baked up exactly as I like my brownie to be – dark, fudgey and small surprises with the chocolate chunks and pecans. See if the other TWDers enjoyed them as much here.
24 comments:
Great job Tammy - I loved these too. (I left out the nuts because I didn't have any.)
Those look just delicious! Nice job!
Although I never put them in, I happen to love nuts in brownies.
They look perfectly fudgey delicious!
They look great!
I had forgotten about that movie with Cate Blanchett, but I agree that she didn't do a good job portraying Kate Hepburn.
Your brownies look perfect. They were wonderful!
Really, you couldn't taste the coffee? Hmm, maybe because I used espresso powder? They look wonderful though!
they look wonderful and fudgy!
They look so yummy!
They look great! Glad they were a success :)
These look perfect! I'm so glad you liked them too (I'm thinking of starting a fan club so if you're interested, let me know!)
The movie was called The Aviator..
These are amazing!! I used walnuts 'cause I still had some laying around, but I prefer pecans in my brownies
The brownies look absolutely gorgeous! I loved these as well!
They look delicious! I agree that the cinnamon/coffee flavors were on the subtle side.
Your brownies look wonderful!
I'm definitely going to try these. The brownie recipes with 4 eggs and lots of chocolate put me off. I have some fresh fresh fresh walnuts right now which would be nice instead of pecans. I think that coffee in chocolate items gives a subtle depth of flavour that even non-coffee drinkers don't mind.
Mine were baked through but a bit gooey, so I froze them. DELICIOUS. Glad you like them, too!
You know, I think she is one of those actresses who is so one of a kind, that the casting for someone to play her was just impossible.
Anyway, I was glad that these were finally chosen too since I've been very curious about them. They were delicious and yours look awesome!
I'm glad you added nuts. You have "nuts".. or "guts". I love them - but others.... not so much, in their brownies. They look fantastic - nicely done!
They look delicious! I love these, too. Nice job!
I loved Cate in that movie. Your brownies look so good - the photo is great.
I loved these, too! Yours look amazing!
Love your photo! Glad you enjoyed. We're baking them again today.
These were good, weren't they. Dense and delicious. They look great.
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