Fudgy Brownies

Brownies are pure indulgence. Whether they are iced or not is irrelevant as they will be devoured quickly. No wonder my son wanted to make this recipe from his Foods class. Sinfully rich, and fudgy with a sticky layer of icing on top.    

Fudgy Brownies

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3/4 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3 - 1 oz squares unsweetened baking chocolate (approximately 3 to 4 ounces)

2 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup of sugar

3/4 cup chopped nuts, optional

Preheat oven to 350ºF / 190ºC. Grease and flour an 8 inch baking tin and line the bottom with baking parchment paper. A bit of parchment paper going up the sides is fine.  

In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In a large sauce pan over low heat, melt the butter and baking chocolate together. Stir gently.  Remove from heat and blend in the beaten eggs, vanilla, and sugar. Stir in the flour mixture until just combine. Add the chopped nuts, if adding any. Spread into the prepared baking tin and bake for 20 minutes. Cool in the baking tin before icing and cutting into squares.

The icing recipe is as follows...

Chocolate Butter Icing

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Makes about 1 1/2 cups of icing

2 squares unsweetened chocolate

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup hot cream, you can also use milk, hot water, or coffee

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar (icing sugar) *** you may not require all of the sugar

In a medium saucepan melt the chocolate over low heat. Add the butter and allow to melt together. Remove from heat and add in the hot cream, salt, and vanilla. Then gradually add in the sifted icing sugar. 

Notes: if you need to firm up the icing quickly just place the tin of iced brownies in the freezer for a few minutes.