Ghirardelli Brownie Cake
This recipe is from a boxed Ghirardelli Brownie Mix and is straight forward as well, and for this I am using the dark chocolate mix as that is my Mom's favorite type of chocolate. This is a 3 layer cake, and the frosting is your choice, such as store bought, a homemade ganache, or a even a homemade buttercream frosting. I will be using my homemade chocolate buttercream frosting for this cake. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 38 minutes mins
Total Time 4 hours hrs 8 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
- 2 boxes Ghirardelli Brownie Mix
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 eggs
- frosting, of your choice, Shortcut
Preheat your oven to 165 C (325 F). Grease with butter 3 round cake pans if you are using pans with easy release cutters or removable bottoms. If using fixed pans grease the sides and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
To a mixing bowl, add both mixes, eggs, oil, and water.
Mix batter, pour the batter equally into all three pans.
Bake for 38 minutes and remove from the oven. Allow the cakes to cool completely before removing them from the pans.
When the cakes are completely cooled, prepare your frosting of choice. I made my homemade chocolate buttercream frosting and made 1 1/12 times the recipe.
Frost just between the layers or between and the sides, totally up to you.
I also added some candy sprinkles.
Place in the fridge until you serve.
Slice, serve, and enjoy.
For the US, this is low cost per serving since each box of this brand of brownie mix is $2.75, in Thailand, another brand mix would be $10+. I will also work up a brownie mix for Thailand that will greatly reduce the cost.
Shortcut: Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
Adapted from a recipe on a boxed brownie mix.