Desserts & Sweets with chocolate

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4 oz bittersweet chocolate 1 stick unsalted butter 3 large eggs , slightly beaten 1/2 Cup brown sugar 1 Cup all purpose flour 3/4 Cup unsweeetened cocoa[...]

9 Tbsp(about 125gms): Butter @ room temperature. 2/3 cup(about 75gms): confectioners’ sugar/powdered sugar(i added about 1Tbsp more since i felt it was a[...]

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp unsweetened dutch-process cocoa powder 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp ground[...]