Brownies or Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter ( 1 stick)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ( + 1 T )
2 large eggs ( or 1 egg + 1 egg yolk )
1/2 cup all purpose flour ( or half cake flour + AP )
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbl buttermilk (optional)
2 Tbl cherry juice (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
Cream softened butter with sugar until light.
Add cocoa, vanilla and eggs ( and buttermilk and juice if using ). Beat until uniform. Add remaining ingredients. Whisk until completely combined, but do not over mix.
Pour into prepared baking dish.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean. ( internal temp 195 )
Allow to cool completely before cutting.