Deep Dish Brownies

Yet another recipe I thiefed from All Recipes. I wanted brownies, I like cake-like brownies, and I didn't want to eat a whole 9X13 pan myself, plus I had to work with certain ingredients. And boom--I found this treasure. I have since tailored it over time. It's great, but for some unknown reason the brownies can't bake in my friend's oven without exploding. Interesting.

3/4 C. butter, melted
1 1/2 C. white sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
3/4 C. all-purpose flour
1/2 C. cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder

Yield: 9-12 brownies in Time: about 1 hr.

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease/spray an 8X8-inch pan and set aside.

-In a large bowl, beat melted butter, white sugar, and vanilla until combined. Add eggs one at a time, blending thoroughly after each edition.

-In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Gradually beat this into butter mixture.

-Pour batter into pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until sides begin to pull away from the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.