Bars, Blondies & Brownies

Chocolate Frosted Brownies

An easy, made from scratch brownie recipe, that is frosted with a semi-homemade chocolate frosting and topped with chocolate covered cashews.  You can top your brownies with sprinkles, M&M’s, chocolate chips or whatever your heart desires, but regardless, these brownies are guaranteed to knock your socks off.

This made from scratch brownies recipe is seriously EASY.  One bowl and you don’t even have to wait for ingredients to come to room temperature, because we melt the butter and use cold eggs!  I use cocoa powder from Rodelle and always love an extra addition of chocolate flavor to my chocolate desserts by adding some chocolate extract from Rodelle (totally optional though!).

Chocolate Frosted Brownies

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Serves: 24 Cooking Time: 23-25 minutes

Ingredients

  • BROWNIES:
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1-1/3 cup white granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (I used Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used Rodelle Baker's Extract)
  • 1 teaspoon chocolate extract (I used Rodelle)
  • 2 eggs, cold
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • FROSTING:
  • 3 (1.4 ounce) containers Litehouse Chocolate Flavored Dip
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 cup nuts, sprinkles, chocolate chips, cookie pieces, etc (optional)

Instructions

1

BROWNIES: Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. Set aside.

2

In a microwave safe bowl, add the butter, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stopping to stir the mixture every 30-seconds. Microwave the mixture until the mixture is fairly smooth and hot to the touch (approximately 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 minutes in the microwave).

3

Remove the bowl from the microwave and set the bowl aside for several minutes, to allow the mixture to cool so it is only warm to the touch. The mixture will look gritty. After mixture has cooled for several minutes, use a wooden spoon to stir in the vanilla extract and chocolate extract. Add the eggs one at a time to the mixture, vigorously stirring each egg into the mixture. Stir the flour into the mixture until the flour is fully incorporated into the batter. Beat the batter vigorously for 40 strokes. Spread brownie batter into prepared pan.

4

Bake brownies on bottom rack in 325-degree oven for 22-25 minutes. Brownies are done when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out without raw batter on it. My brownies took 23-minutes to bake. Remove brownies from the oven and let set in the pan to cool completely before frosting.

5

FROSTING:

6

In a small bowl, stir together the three containers of chocolate dip and the powdered sugar. Add more or less powdered sugar to reach your desired consistency. Spread frosting on cooled brownies and immediately add your desired toppings. Let the frosting set before cutting into desired sized slices.

Notes

Store brownies in an air tight container at room temperature for 5-7 days.

Let those brownies cool completely before making the frosting!  I used Litehouse Chocolate Flavored Dip (usually found near the produce section at the grocery store) mixed with powder sugar.  If you can’t find the chocolate flavored dip, you can use 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 cup powdered sugar and water to reach your desired consistency.

My friend gave me a couple bags of chocolate covered cashews and I have been putting them in EVERYTHING lately!  I used them in my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and replaced the chocolate chips with the cashews.  They seriously taste like toffee.  It’s crazy!  You add whatever topping you like, or just leave them plain frosted!

XOXO,

Kelly

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2 Comments

  • Reply
    Katherine | Love In My Oven
    October 13, 2020 at 8:56 PM

    These brownies are SO thick and fudgy Kelly. They look amazing!!! I’ll take a dozen 🙂

  • Reply
    Laura
    October 14, 2020 at 2:22 PM

    This is my kind of recipe, Kelly! Quick, easy, rich, chocolatey! Yum!

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