Ögon

Most Swedes will recognize these eyes. Aside from gracing the posters of many a Swedish design blogger they are actually the trademark of our most common cocoa powder Ögon kakao (ögon = eyes). Fazer sent me a box with samples of their new products and new design on existing products to try and since I’m currently in baking mode I jumped at the chance to try some new recipes.

 

I had my eyes (haha) on the fudge brownies with salt flakes from Roy Fares’ book. I usually bake a different chocolate cake but was keen to try something new.

 

Swedes can find the recipe here. I’ve translated it for the rest of you below.

 

Truffle

• 150 g/5.3 oz dark chocolate, 55 %
• 150 g/5.3 oz whipping cream (1 ½ dl)
• Salt flakes to sprinkle

Brownie

• 150 g/5.3 oz unsalted butter
• 250 g/8.8 oz caster sugar
• 70 g/2.5 oz cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• 2 eggs
• 60 g/2.2 oz flour

For the truffle

Chop the chocolate and place in a bowl. Boil the cream, add that to the chocolate and let sit until the chocolate has melted. Stir into a smooth truffle. Cover with cling film.

For the Brownie

Set the oven to 160 C/320F. Grease the edges of an 20x20cm/8x8” baking dish with butter and cover the bottom with oven paper. (I used a rectangle one of the same volume but different shape.)

Melt the butter at low temperature in a pan. Add sugar, cocoa powder, salt and vanilla sugar and mix. Carefully mix in an egg at a time. Lastly fold in the flour and carefully mix into a smooth batter. Distribute evenly into the dish and bake for 20-22 minutes in the middle of the oven. Let cool.

Remove the brownie from the dish and remove the oven paper. Turn upside down and spread the truffle on top, sprinkle on salt flakes. Let the cake set in the fridge for about 45 minutes. Serve at room temperature.

 

 
OMG. SO good. You have got to try it!

Comments

[Susan]

Several thoughts spring to mind:

1. Oh my lanta, this looks amazing!!

2. Thank you for the translation!

and

3. Swedish design is so cool. love the logo.

[Laura]

What brand is that baking dish? Love it!

[Carlos]

Laura - It's a no brand one which I got in some department store. I have a bigger one too and they're great!

[the spectator]

God that looks good.

[Helen Fröderberg]

The box the products came in is just so lovely!

And the Brownie. I'm baking this sunday.
Thanks for sharing!

[Julia]

Sorry but what happened to the second egg? where is it supposed to go? Am definitely trying this recipe soon!

[Carlos]

Julia - Sorry, it should say one egg AT A TIME. I've edited it. Thanks for spotting that!

[Mia]

Wow! That chocolate looks so good, I practically ate my computer!! I shall be making this at the weekend.

[Katharina]

Shouldn't this article contain a warning of "graphic content" somewhere in the beginning?
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah, now I got the chocolate creaps again. HELP
;-)

[christina]

Yeah, that's what I want to see first thing in the morning. A pity that brownies for breakfast has never really caught on...

[Rubiatonta]

Oh, yum! I have a birthday to help celebrate next week, and I think this will be my contribution.

[Carlos]

Yum indeed!

[Debbie from Chicago]

Thanks for this!

[Jill]

I love those eyes! I never knew It was a cocoa powder trademark. Thank you!

[Jules Means]

OMG! Do not pass GO. Go straight to Pocket to save for later! Perfect for Thanksgiving next week!

[Sol]

Wow that looks delicious. I think I just found dessert for the weekend! Thanks

your pictures are lovely as always

[M.E.]

Brownies for breakfast: An excellent idea!! especially these....

[M.E.]

hmmm....in the truffle recipe, there are equal amounts of dark chocolate and whipping cream. Mine looks like chocolate milk, not truffle. well, it's early days....still has to sit for 45 mins in the fridge.

[Carlos]

M.E - How did it turn out? Mine worked perfectly. Maybe your whipping cream is different from ours? It's happened to me in the past that ingredients in foreign recipes aren't 100% the same over here.

[naucy]

i'm little confused. do we have to mix sugar and other ingredients in to the pan? or the melted butter we have to mix with the cake mixer with other ingredients?

[Carlos]

Naucy - Melt the butter in a pan and to that pan add the sugar, cocoa powder, salt and vanilla sugar and mix it all together.

[Paula]

Benita, I made this last night - seriously yummy, and easy too. My only issue is the salt flakes - they melted into the chocolate - should I have waited until the truffle set, do you think? Maybe it's the moisture from the fridge - and it will have to stay in the fridge, it's hot downunder here in Sydney.

(I normally have so much chocolate in the house, you know, in case there's a sudden shortage, but I had to scrounge around - ended up using some 85%, some 70%, and some chocolate buttons - all good though!)

[Carlos]

Paula - I waited until the truffle had set so that might be the issue. Yummy, huh? :)