Frosted Brownies
This Frosted Brownies Recipe delivers soft, chocolatey brownies topped with a smooth, rich frosting. An easy homemade dessert that has old fashioned lunch lady brownie flavor and is perfect for sharing.
Servings: 15 bars
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup salted butter, melted
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Frosting
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper or grease well with nonstick cooking spray.
- Melt butter in a microwave safe large bowl or in a medium size pot over medium-low heat.
- Whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth.
- Add the granulated sugar and whisk well.
- Whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract until batter is light and airy.
- Switch to a rubber spatula or wooden spoon and stir in the all purpose flour just until combined and there are no more white streaks of flour.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spread the brownie batter evenly into the prepared pan. An offset spatula works great.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Test to see if brownies are done with the toothpick test. Insert a toothpick in center of brownies and it should come out with some damp crumbs or gooey brownie on it but it shouldn't look wet or raw.
- Let cool only 10 minutes before frosting.
Frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat together the softened butter, cocoa powder and vanilla extract.
- Add powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk, beat on low speed until fully combined.
- Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to reach desired consistency.
- Once all combined, increase the speed and beat 1-2 minutes until fluffy.
- Spread evenly over WARM brownies and let cool completely.
- Slice, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 554IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg
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