A Study in Brownies

As previously mentioned, I found what I thought was the most amazing brownie at Olympia Cafe Bakery on Sunday. When I mentioned this to a knowledgeable friend though, he scolded me: "No! That's not where you go for brownies! Jardine Bakery is where you have to go for the best brownie in Cape Town."

So I decided to do a study, unfortunately I only had time and space to try 3 brownies. It seems my entire time in Cape Town was a sweet fest. (More about that later.)

So the 3 brownies I tried:

1) Olympia Cafe Bakery: dark brown, pecan nuts, icing sugar dusting

2) Cookshop in Hatfield: a light brown with a gooey centre and crispier crust

3) Jardine Bakery: dark brown, gooey, with bits of white chocolate melting all over

I have to say that the Olympia Cafe brownie was my favourite. All of them were really good. But I kept wanting more of the Olympia Cafe one. The one from Cookshop was pleasant and comfortable, the one from Jardine was absolute decadence and I couldn't eat more than a few bites from it.

I suppose it all depends on what you're looking for...

P.S. Despite only one mug and one cake fork visible in the picture above, I didn't conduct this study alone!