I have a self-saucing brownie recipe that has comforted me many times. I use Valhrona cocoa powder to make it red like martian rock, and Scharffen Berger 99% chocolate, which goes straight to your brain like a drug. It's my guaranteed fix for a broken heart, or any other of life's problems
The Batter:
1 Cup Flour
1 ½ Tsp. Baking Powder
½ Tsp. Salt
¼ Cup Butter
½ Cup Milk
1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
2/3 Cup Sugar
1 Ounce Unsweetened Chocolate, Melted
The Pudding:
½ Cup Sugar
½ Cup Brown Sugar
3 Tbsp. Cocoa
¼ Tsp. Salt
1 ½ Cups Boiling Water
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees; Sift flower, baking powder, salt and set aside
2. Cream butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in flower mixture and milk until just blended
3. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla extract until just blended. Pour batter into a 8”/8”/2” square pan
4. Combine ½ cup sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, 3 Tbsp. cocoa, ¼ Tsp. salt and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle mixture evenly over brownie. Sprinkle boiling water evenly over powder
5. Bake for 40-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted at center comes out clean of brownie bits (ignoring pudding)