"national chocolate brownie day" news and stories

You probably would have lusted after this visibly moist, chocolaty bundle of perfection without the alluring pink ribbon, but hey, why not get a little festive in honor of National Chocolate Brownie Day.

The beloved American baked treat has been around for more than 100 years, having made its debut in the U.S.A. at the end of the 1800s -- though its exact origins are uncertain. Legend has it that the confection occurred as a lucky mistake -- one cook didn't have enough flour for a cake, another forgot to add baking powder to make her chocolate cake rise properly, and yet another may have added melted chocolate to a batch of cookies.

Either way, we're grateful the condensed chocolate cake came into existence. Happy National Chocolate Brownie Day!

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My sister makes excellent brownies. Sometimes she goes for the chewy, fudgy kind, and on Thanksgiving she made the thick cake-like brownies that are just as good, just different.

Today is National Chocolate Brownie Day, and since it's the holiday season it gives you yet another reason to spend the day (or night, after Christmas shopping) making a great treat that will make us all gain weight and declare a New Year's Resolution to "really eat better in 2008!" Here's a recipe for Very Chocolate Brownies from AllRecipes.com, and here's one for Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies from Libby's. And don't forget this recipe for Quadruple Chocolate Brownies I posted a couple of months ago.