Mocha Brownies and an Award!

First of all I want to thank you all for those lovely comments about the pictures, I loved reading them. After all the fun I had, I was down with a fever for the past few days. I'm much better now and eager to blog again, though I have nothing new as yet:). I also wanted to apologize for all the wonderful events I have missed, I had so may ideas but just couldn't find the time. Lot to catch up.
Every time we plan road trip I make this long list of all the food items that I would carry with me. No, we don't have kids with us and I'm not talking about proper meals. I mean all kinds of junk food that I'm not even supposed to think of. I have this horrible habit, but from the moment we start driving and especially if we have a long drive ahead, I need to be constantly munching on something.  I'm not hungry or anything, but I just have to keep eating. So I usually carry lots of varieties of chips, cookies, fruits(the fruits are usually untouched on our return) and some home-made stuff if I have the time. I made these brownies for our last trip. They were actually awesome, all gooey and fudgy. The picture doesn't do it any justice. It was taken after we reached the hotel, so it is coated with crumbs from being in the box for too long. The recipe is one I had written down a while back and I'm not sure from where, but they tasted great so had to share it. This is another one for my event 'For the Love of Chocolate'





Mocha Brownies
Ingredients:
4 oz 70% cocoa dark chocolate
1 heaping tbs instant coffee granules
2/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup walnuts/ pecans

Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 350˚F.
Grease and line an 8" square pan.
Melt the butter, coffee granules and chocolate in a microwave and cool to room temperature.
Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla till thick. 
Sieve the flour and baking powder over the egg mixture. Add the nuts and mix.
Add the chocolate mixture and mix well gently.
Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the middle rack for about 40mins.
Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

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My dear blogger buddies Priya SriramSangeethaSanghiShama have given me this wonderful award. Thank you all so much. 


This award should be shared with 7 people, but seven though my lucky number is a very small number, so I'd like to share this award with all the blogs listed at the bottom of the page here. These are the blogs I love to read and that really inspire me with their awesome content.
You guys rock!!

34 comments:

  1. Welcome back to blogging Poornima! :) Brownies look awesome and it would have tasted great! yumm!! :D
    Happy to share the award with you! :)

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  2. Thanks Priya...that was really quick:)

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  3. Hi Poornima,
    Hope u r feeling fine now, nice to c ur post again. Thoce mocha brownies look really melting in the mouth types...nice entry for the event too! :)
    Congratulations on ur award! pls do collect urs from my blog too!
    TC

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  4. welcome back dear :) lovely brownies :) just love that .killing me right now :)

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  5. Hai poornima the brownies look yummy.I love brownies but i did not prepare till now.I just buy.Even me too prepare junk food for the long drive dear.

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  6. delicious looking brownies..i can kill for them.LOL. I totally understadn what you are talking about munching while going on a long drive. Same here. Not hungry or anything but have to keep eating something :D

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  7. Awesome ...brownies with a nice twist...:)

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  8. Love the coffee flavor in gooey brownies.take care:)

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  9. Mocha Brownies are rocking... Congrats on your award...

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  10. Oh my gosh...I love all ur chocolate creation. This one is droolworthy!:)

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  11. Hope you're feeling better now Poornima! brownies look so chewy and yummy!

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  12. The broenies look perfect, i think my daughter would just finish it in minuts.....must try this one.

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  13. Welcome back, hope you are doing better now.
    Brownies look awesome dear. Congrats on the award.

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  14. hey poornima, Brownies look yummmm....Congrats on your award and thanks for sharing it with us...

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  15. Yum ones dear..am also on the verge of a break..:)
    Congreats n thanks for the award..:)

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  16. chk out my blog for an award(don't know if my previous message was posted)

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  17. Welcome back dear. Brownies look so yummy . Tempts me a lot.
    Congrats on ur award . Enjoy.

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  18. How did these survive till the hotel room????Mine would have gone too early...

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  19. Mocha brownies are gorgeous,even i had baked some brownies yesterday for the same event...:)
    congrats on the award..

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  20. Brownies look great...... congrats on award........

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  21. U r back with a bang Poornima, its really great to start ur comeback with these delicious brownies dear:) Congrats on ur award:)

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  22. hey poorniam, the brownies are looking really yummy, congrats for the award and get well soon :)

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  23. looks awsome..so tempting..have not baked for a long time..this one is tempting me to resume my baking..

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  24. Welcome back Poornima, delicious brownies. I love the combination of drak chocolate with coffee, yum! Congrats on your award dear :) Thanks a lot for passing it on to me!

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  25. Congrats on the award. Hi hi i love that you munch on the whole trip even thought you are not hungey.
    Love the brownies they look yumm.

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  26. Awesome brownies poornima.....Hope you are fine now. Take care.

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  27. Congrats on the award and am sending this brownie recipe link to a friend of mine who is crazy abt them.

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  28. wow luv brownies.. these look awsome..

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  29. wow looking gorgeous....feel like grabbing it

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  30. I love mocha flavour and the coffee must give it a richer chocolatey taste... Such delicious looking brownies.

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  31. welcome back Poornima......hope u r feeling better now. Lovely brownies and congrats on ur award!!

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  32. The brownies are perfect..I love the mocha flavor in it!

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