Brain Healthy Ingredients

Cinnamon, Dark chocolate

Have your cake and eat it too… while getting brain benefits from flavanol-rich chocolate, coffee, and a hint of cinnamon.

If you don’t have buttermilk, you can sour milk with a little bit of lemon juice or white vinegar.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup strong coffee
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened organic cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped dark chocolate

Preparation

• Heat oven to 400. Spray an 8 or 9 inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl
• Heat butter, espresso, and cocoa in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Pour cocoa mixture over flour and sugar and mix.
• Add buttermilk, egg, baking soda, vanilla, and cinnamon and mix to combine.
• Stir in chocolate pieces.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Garnish with powdered sugar before serving if desired.