The Story of American Brownies
The delicious chocolate brownie was created in Chicago, USA, in 1893. A rich woman named Bertha Palmer asked the chef at the Palmer House Hotel to invent a new  ScottishdessertlunchapricotagesblondieDecemberbakingfloursoft. She wanted a treat for ladies attending the World's Fair that was smaller than a piece of cake and easy to carry in  apricotlunchdessertbakingDecemberblondiesoftScottishflourages boxes. The chef created a dense chocolate square topped with walnuts and an  ScottishDecembersoftlunchblondieagesbakingdessertflourapricot glaze.
Today, bakers usually make two main kinds of brownies: fudgy and cakey. Fudgy brownies have extra butter and melted chocolate, making them  ScottishagesbakingblondielunchapricotsoftDecemberflourdessert and heavy. In contrast, cakey brownies use baking powder and more  flourbakingageslunchDecemberdessertblondieapricotScottishsoft to stay light and fluffy. If a baker uses brown sugar instead of chocolate, the dessert is called a " flourapricotblondieDecembersoftagesScottishbakingdessertlunch"!
There are several funny stories about how brownies were invented. One popular legend says a careless home cook forgot to put  lunchDecemberapricotbakingblondiedessertScottishagessoftflour powder into her chocolate cake batter! Another fun fact is that the word "brownie" originally comes from  blondieflourapricotlunchdessertScottishDecembersoftbakingages folklore, where a brownie is a helpful fairy that cleans houses at night.
Americans celebrate National Brownie Day every year on  agesDecemberbakingflourScottishlunchblondiedessertapricotsoft 8th. People often eat these sweet treats warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which is called serving them "ala mode." Today, the brownie remains a classic American dessert loved by people of all  bakingsoftlunchdessertScottishapricotflourDecemberblondieages around the world.