Chocolate Bourbon Brownies With Double Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter. Cut a piece of parchment paper in a strip to line the bottom and 2 sides of the dish. Butter the paper with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon butter and set aside.
• Place the unsweetened chocolate and 8 tablespoons butter in a medium heat-proof bowl that fits comfortably over a saucepan filled with 1 inch water. Place the double-boiler over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula, until the chocolate and butter are just barely melted. Remove the bowl from the heat and continue to stir for 1 minute to cool slightly. The mixture should be warm to the touch, not hot.
• Using a hand-held mixer, beat the sugar, vanilla and salt into the chocolate mixture until smooth. Add the eggs and yolk all at once and beat until fully incorporated and smooth. Fold in the flour and semisweet chocolate chips with a silicone spatula until just barely combined; a few streaks are fine. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake on the middle rack until just set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Do not overbake. Allow to cool to room temperature before cutting into 16 small pieces.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While chocolate cools, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat eggs in a bowl using an electric stand mixer or hand mixer until almost light in color. Mix in bourbon and vanilla extract. Gradually mix in sugar until well blended. Stir in chocolate-butter mixture. Stir in flour mixture until combined, scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. Fold in pecans. Spread brownie mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges pull away from the sides of the pan, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda; blend 1/3 cup melted butter. Add boiling water; stir until well blended. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining butter. Add flour, vanilla and salt. Stir in pecans and chocolate chunks. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Grease the bottom of a 9-inch square pan.
• Combine sugar, shortening and water in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over low to medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar melts.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix chocolate chips and vanilla together until smooth.
• Beat in eggs.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the nuts.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until shiny and firm on top.
• Remove from oven and pour bourbon over the top of the brownies.
• Cool completely.
• To make the first (white) frosting, beat the butter and vanilla together until creamy.
• Gradually add the sugar until smooth.
• Spread evenly on top of the cooled brownies.
• Chill until firm.
• To make the chocolate glaze, melt and stir together the chocolate chips and shortening in double boiler until melted and smooth.
• Spread glaze on top of the white frosting.
• Chill until the frostings are firm, and cut into squares.
• Store any uneaten brownies in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, combine 6 ounces chocolate with butter, sugar, and water. Cook over low heat, stirring, until melted. Set aside to cool a bit. Break up the remaining chocolate and stir into melted chocolate mixture. Whisk in eggs, flour, and salt. Add walnuts if desired. Batter will be thick and lumpy. Spray a 9-inch square pan with non-stick spray and scrape batter into pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Set on rack to cool. Garnish with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Stir or whisk together 1 cup flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 6 T butter and 1 cup sugar until light.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add 1 1/2 tsp vanilla and melted unsweetened chocolate and blend well.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with 6 T milk, beating well after each addition.
• In another large bowl, with clean dry beaters, beat the egg whites until foamy.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites stand in firm, glossy moist peaks.
• Folk half into batter, then fold in the rest.
• Pour batter into greased 11x7x1 1/2-inch sheet pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter until light.
• Add the vanilla, salt, and melted semisweet choclate and beat well.
• Sift the cocoa into the butter mixture and beat again.
• Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in as much of the 3-4 T of milk as you like until the frosting reaches spreading consistency.
• Frost cake and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs for 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until thick and pale yellow. Combine flour and baking powder; add to egg mixture. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture, vanilla and chips. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square microwave-safe dish. Cook on high for 3-1/2 to 4 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack; cool for 10 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x17 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together 1 1/2 cups of margarine with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in the eggs, one at a time,fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Mix in 1 cup of cocoa powder, the flour, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Stir in 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and the chopped walnuts, and scoop the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes; set on a rack to cool.
• To make the first frosting layer, beat 1/2 cup of margarine until fluffy, add the instant pudding powder and 3 tablespoons milk and mix until smooth. Gradually beat in 2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Spread the frosting on the cooled brownies and set them aside to let the frosting firm up.
• For the second frosting layer, mix together 3 tablespoons of melted margarine with 1/2 cup of cocoa powder; stir in 1/3 cups milk and gradually beat in 3 1/2 cups of confectioners' sugar. Add more milk as necessary to make a smooth, spreadable frosting. Spread the second frosting on top of the first.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs; mix well. Blend in chocolate syrup and vanilla. Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts and half the semi-sweet chocolate; pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.
• Microwave remaining semi-sweet chocolate and remaining butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool 5 min.
• Add sour cream to melted chocolate mixture; mix well. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well after each addition. Spread over brownie. Use foil handles to lift brownie from pan before cutting to serve.