Cheyennes Fudgy Dutch Cocoa Brownies Fudge Icing Recipes

CHEYENNE'S FUDGY DUTCH COCOA BROWNIES & FUDGE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8x2-inch glass pan.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter or margarine.
• Remove melted butter or margarine from heat, add cocoa, and stir until well blended.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well.
• Stir in vanilla, flour and salt. DO NOT OVERBEAT.
• Fold in nuts, if desired.
• Spread in prepared glass pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, but sides are not yet hard and crusty.
• Cool completely before topping with icing.
• FUDGE ICING:.
• In a small bowl, beat melted butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla until blended. Add powdered sugar and water, and beat (by hand with a wisk) until spreading consistency.
• After spreading icing onto cooled brownies, cool in fridge for at least 45 minutes.

THE BEST COCOA FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) (175 degreed C). Line an 9x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Spray lightly with non-stick baking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, and espresso powder. Set aside until needed.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, oil, and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is completely melted. Remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and remaining sugar. Whisk until well combined, about 30 seconds.
• Slowly, pour the warm butter mixture into the egg mixture, adding it very gradually (a little bit at a time) and whisking constantly until completely combined.
• Add in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips and, using a rubber spatula, slowly stir until just combined. *Do not over mix! Stop staring when you see the last trace of dry ingredients. Over mixing will give you cakey brownies.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the top is shiny and slightly cracked.
• Place pan on a cooling rack and cool completely before slicing.

FROSTED FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter. Remove from the heat. Stir in cocoa; cool. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until blended. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. Stir in vanilla and the cooled chocolate mixture until well blended. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-28 minutes (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in cocoa and vanilla. Add enough milk for the frosting to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over brownies. Cut into bars.

RICH, FUDGY COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13x9 inch pan.
• Melt shortening, butter over low heat or in the microwave.
• Remove from heat and add cocoa, blending well with a wooden spoon.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat well, by hand, after each addition. (It is important to add the eggs individually and to mix them by hand. If you don't, the brownies do not turn out near as good.).
• Stir in vanilla, flour, and salt.
• DO NOT OVER BEAT!
• Fold in nuts.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting.
• Extra Rich Variation: melt 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate with butter and shortening. Proceed as directed; reducing cocoa to 3/4 cups and increasing flour to 1 1/4 cup. These are sinfully good!