These are chewy, fudgy, and ultra-rich frosted brownies coated in a beneficiant layer of creamy chocolate buttercream. The recipe begins with a combo of melted butter and high quality chocolate, which gives a easy and velvety base for these dense fudge-like treats. Bake these in a 9-inch sq. pan, then cool for about 1 to 2 hours earlier than frosting.
I initially printed this recipe for frosted brownies in 2014.
There’s nothing like indulging in a from-scratch brownie.
However when you cowl that brownie in creamy chocolate buttercream, you’re coming into one other dessert dimension. A moist and dense brownie beneath a blanket of candy and easy frosting is pure chocolate luxurious.
Should you’ve tasted these frosted brownies earlier than, you recognize I’m not exaggerating. These are R-I-C-H!
Chewy & Fudgy Frosted Brownies
Right here’s what you’ll be able to anticipate from this recipe:
- Recent selfmade taste
- 1 bowl brownie batter + 1 bowl chocolate frosting
- Yields a 9-inch sq. pan of brownies (about 16)
- Intensely chocolatey
- Crackly, shiny floor earlier than frosting
- Dense and moist, but nonetheless a bit chewy
5 Key Elements in These Chewy Brownies
Earlier than you start, it’s useful to know the significance of the substances you’re utilizing. Particularly because you’re taking the time to make a deal with from scratch, that might simply be comprised of a field as a substitute. I wasn’t in a position to develop this frosted brownie recipe and not using a little follow and studying. There are 5 major substances in your brownie batter—various the quantities of those substances will have an effect on the feel and taste of the completed product, so I don’t suggest changes.
- Butter: Melted butter provides taste and helps develop a chewy texture.
- Chocolate: Selfmade brownie recipes name for cocoa powder and/or strong chocolate. If utilizing all cocoa powder, you want extra fats within the brownie batter as a result of cocoa powder doesn’t comprise cocoa butter. My brownie recipe makes use of largely strong chocolate with a bit of cocoa powder. Double the chocolate goodness! Semi-sweet chocolate is finest right here; I don’t recommend utilizing unsweetened or bittersweet chocolate. I favor Baker’s or Ghirardelli model chocolate. You want 2 4-ounce bars.
- Flour: I take advantage of as little flour as attainable to supply a fudge-like brownie that also has some good construction. Extra flour = a lighter, extra cake-like brownie.
- Sugar: These selfmade brownies use 3/4 cup of granulated sugar. I additionally add 1/4 cup of brown sugar, which provides a little bit of moisture.
- Eggs: Eggs carry out many features in baking together with binding, including richness, tenderizing, offering construction, including elevate, and so forth. This recipe makes use of 3 eggs, which give the brownies a good crumb and melt-in-your-mouth texture.
You additionally want cocoa powder for each the brownie batter and the frosting. For superior taste, I like to recommend dutch-process cocoa powder over pure cocoa powder.
And at last, vanilla, salt, and chocolate chips are the remaining few substances. Every add some taste.
Melted Butter + Chocolate
Soften the butter and chopped chocolate collectively first. It’s useful to chop the butter into items so it melts shortly and evenly. You should utilize a microwave or the range for this step.
Once more, this gives unbeatable chocolate taste and a easy start line in your excellent brownies.
Use a bowl or pot that’s on the bigger facet, as a result of finally, the entire remaining substances will be part of.
Count on a Semi-Thick Batter
Give the batter an excellent whisk to make sure there are not any remaining pockets of cocoa powder and flour, after which fold within the chocolate chips. Count on a semi-thick batter:
Unfold the batter right into a parchment paper-lined 9-inch sq. pan. Should you’re on the lookout for a suggestion, I take advantage of and love this USA Pan 9-inch sq. baking pan.
Chocolate Brownie Frosting
There are numerous alternative ways to decorate up your brownies, and I’m no stranger to the various choices together with cookies & cream brownies, Guinness brownies, and mint chocolate brownies.
You may as well frost brownies with a cooked fudge-like frosting, or a chocolate ganache. I discover each to be significantly wealthy for these, and too much like the brownie layer in each texture and style. So, as a substitute, I all the time go for chocolate buttercream. It’s lighter, a tad sweeter, and extremely creamy. For the buttercream, I take advantage of a variation of my common chocolate buttercream, a favourite selection for cupcakes and desserts. Many of the substances are repeats from the brownie batter, except confectioners’ sugar and milk.
Success tip for the milk: As a substitute of milk, you should use heavy cream. No matter which you utilize, heat it up for a couple of seconds within the microwave or in a small pot on the range. Including barely heat liquid to the frosting helps to skinny it out and creates a smoother, extra satiny end.
The satiny frosting glides onto the cooled brownies seamlessly:
Frosted brownies: the top of
You possibly can, however I don’t suggest it. I discover the added sugar helps to develop the brownie’s shiny, crackly crust. In truth, that is an experiment many bakers have tried, together with the crew over at King Arthur Baking. How fascinating! And, as all the time, make sure you whisk the sugar into the nice and cozy melted butter and chocolate combination, as that additionally helps develop a crisp crackly high.
Chewy Fudgy Frosted Brownies
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook dinner Time: 32 minutes
Whole Time: 2 hours, half-hour (consists of cooling)
Yield: 16 brownies
Class: Brownies
Methodology: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
These are chewy, fudgy, and ultra-rich brownies coated in a beneficiant layer of creamy chocolate buttercream. The recipe begins with a combo of melted butter and high quality chocolate, which gives a easy and velvety base for these dense fudge-like treats. Bake these in a 9-inch sq. pan, then cool for about 1 to 2 hours earlier than frosting.
Directions
- Make the brownies: Minimize the butter into smaller items so it melts down faster. Place it in a heatproof bowl or in a medium saucepan. Add the chopped chocolate. Soften within the microwave in 20-second increments stirring after every till melted, or, when you’re utilizing a saucepan, soften it over low warmth on the range. Cool for simply 5 minutes.
- In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line the underside and sides of a 9×9-inch sq. baking pan with parchment paper. Put aside.
- Whisk the granulated and brown sugars into the cooled chocolate/butter combination. Whisk within the eggs, after which the vanilla. Whisk within the flour, cocoa powder, and salt till no pockets of dry substances stay. As soon as mixed, fold within the chocolate chips. The batter is semi-thick.
- Pour and unfold batter evenly into the ready baking pan. Bake for 32-35 minutes, or till the highest seems set and a toothpick inserted within the middle comes out with a couple of moist (not moist) crumbs. All ovens are totally different, so control your brownies. Examine them at half-hour. Mine often take 32 minutes. Tip: Err on the facet of underbaking, as a result of brownies proceed to set as they cool.
- Place the pan on a wire rack and funky brownies for 1 to 2 hours. As soon as cooled, elevate the brownies out of the pan utilizing the parchment paper on the perimeters. Put aside as you make the frosting.
- Make the frosting: With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter on medium pace till creamy, about 2 minutes. Add confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, heavy cream/milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat on low pace for 30 seconds, then improve to excessive pace and beat for 1 full minute. Style. Beat in one other pinch of salt if desired.
- Unfold over largely cooled brownies (it’s okay if the brownies are nonetheless a bit heat). I often use an offset spatula to unfold the frosting. Minimize into squares. For neat squares, I take advantage of a really lengthy and sharp knife and wipe it clear with a paper towel after every minimize.
- Unfrosted brownies keep recent in an hermetic container at room temperature for 1 week. Frosted brownies keep recent in an hermetic container at room temperature for two days or within the fridge for as much as 1 week.
Notes
- Freezing Directions: For longer storage, these frosted or unfrosted brownies freeze nicely for as much as 3 months. Thaw at room temperature earlier than serving.
- Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Saucepan/Pot or Glass Mixing Bowl | 9×9-Inch Sq. Baking Pan | Whisk | Cooling Rack | Electrical Mixer (Handheld or Stand) | Offset Spatula
- Chocolate: High quality chocolate is right. Chocolate is the principle ingredient and will probably be melted down, so utilizing chocolate chips (which comprise stabilizers) will negatively have an effect on the style and texture. (Chocolate chips are an add-in on this batter, and never used for melting with the butter.) For all my recipes calling for chopped or melted chocolate, together with this one, I take advantage of 4-ounce (113g) chocolate baking bars, discovered within the baking aisle. I like Baker’s, Lindt, and Ghirardelli manufacturers. You want 2 for this recipe. I used Baker’s model within the pictured brownies.
- Gluten Free? Many bakers have tried these brownies with a 1:1 swap of gluten free flour mix for the all-purpose flour. I've not examined it myself, however all have mentioned it really works splendidly. Or you'll be able to browse my gluten free recipes.
- Heavy Cream/Milk in Frosting: No matter which you utilize (each work splendidly within the frosting), heat it up for a couple of seconds within the microwave or in a small pot on the range. Including barely heat liquid to the frosting helps to skinny it out and creates a smoother, extra satiny end.
- Baking Pan: You should utilize an 11×7-inch baking pan as a substitute. The bake time is about the identical. This isn’t sufficient batter for a bigger 9×13-inch pan. As a substitute, strive my severely fudgy selfmade brownies.
Key phrases: frosted brownies
