Chocolate Frosted Brownies
What goes better together than chocolate and even more chocolate? These rich, chewy brownies are a simple dessert that everyone loves!
Ingredients
Brownie
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 3 ounces baking chocolate
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
Frosting
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 5 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips 1/2 a bag
Instructions
Brownie
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a small sauce pan melt butter & chocolate
- In a standing mixer combine sugar & eggs. Add chocolate mixture.
- Fold in vanilla extract.
- Add flour & salt and mix until just combined
- Pour & spread into a greased 9x13 pan
- Bake for 25 minutes
Frosting
- In a microwave safe bowl combine chocolate chips and cream, microwave for 30 seconds then stir. Repeat one more time and stir until the mixture is smooth
- In a standing mixer combine powdered sugar and butter
- Pour chocolate mixture into the standing mixer and whip on medium high speed for 2 minutes until lighter in color & texture
Assemble
- While the brownies are still warm, but not hot, cover in chocolate frosting.
- Let cool & set before serving (about 30 minutes)
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal Carbohydrates: 42g Protein: 3g Fat: 17g Saturated Fat: 11g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0.5g Cholesterol: 61mg Sodium: 63mg Potassium: 88mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 34g Vitamin A: 432IU Vitamin C: 0.01mg Calcium: 18mg Iron: 2mg