Craving a Sweet Treat? Use Your Cast-Iron Skillet to Make a Luscious Dessert

Gooey chocolate chunks and warm cayenne give this brownie great texture and flavor.
Craving a Sweet Treat? Use Your Cast-Iron Skillet to Make a Luscious Dessert
Every serving offers a crispy edge and a fudgy middle. Kevin White/TNS
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A 12-inch cast-iron skillet can handle just about any meal, from breakfast to dessert—and brownies are no exception. The best ones have crispy, chewy edges and rich, fudgy middles.

A combination of Dutch-processed cocoa powder and unsweetened chocolate created complexity, and a little vanilla added more depth. To achieve that perfect fudginess, we took inspiration from fudge. Many fudge recipes call for marshmallows or a marshmallow product. By simply melting some marshmallows along with the cocoa powder mixture, we created a super-fudgy batter.

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