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What brand of cocoa powder gets those brownies so dark? (And that beet cake. And the Oreo cake...) I've never been able to get my baked goods looking that rich.
I've only ever tried Hershey's (the regular, not the Special Dark...I'm not a big fan of the flavor of Hershey's) and Ghirardelli.
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I think the Irish Coffee Brownies have coffee and chocolate shavings to darken them. I used Hershey's Special Dark in the beet and Oreo cakes; I'm not usually a fan of Hershey's either, but I really like the Special Dark.
The dark color comes from cocoa that has been treated with alkaline, which is what happens in the Dutch process. So a Dutch processed cocoa will usually give a darker color/flavor.
There's more on the differences in cocoa here:
Pantry Basics: What Is Dutch Process Cocoa?
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