Grandma's Cocoa Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 cup melted butter
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.

2. 2

   Lightly flour and butter a baking pan.

3. 3

   Sift cocoa, baking soda and salt.

4. 4

   Dissolve coffee in boiling water.

5. 5

   Whisk half the butter into the cocoa until smooth.

6. 6

   Whisk in sugar and remaining butter until smooth.

7. 7

   Whisk in eggs one at a time.

8. 8

   Blend in the vanilla.

9. 9

   Stir in the flour until just blended.

10. 10

    Spread evenly into the baking pan and bake for 30 - 35 minutes.