Brownies of Evil
Jun. 25th, 2010 01:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittydesadeThese have been lurking in the fridge since Wednesday at work and grabbing me by the taste buds as soon as I open the damn door, shrieking EAT ME like a Warren Ellis character and hurtling themselves into my mouth. These are more aggressive than vuvuzelas. And they are evil. Tasty, tasty evil.
Brownie
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
6 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
2 cups confectioner's/powdered sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 oz semi-sweet chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
1 tsp instant coffee
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 9x13 pan and line the bottom with parchment paper cut to fit. Butter the top side of the parchment. (I'm not entirely sure what the point of THIS part is, but hey. Mine is not to reason why, mine is just to copy the directions.)
In a small pan, over very low heat, or in a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate together until the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. While the mixture cools, beat together sugar, eggs, and salt for 8 minutes. Fold into the chocolate mixture, then add the flour and vanilla. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or just until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan. Cool thoroughly.
Melt the butter over medium to high heat for the frosting, watching carefully, until it boils and turns a caramel color. (original writer estimates approximately 10 minutes). Immediately beat in the confectioner's sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Frost the brownies with this mixture while the mixture is still warm and the brownies are completely cool. Allow frosted brownies to cool to room temperature.
In a small pot over very low heat, or in a double boiler, melt together the butter and the chocolate. When the mixture is lump free and smooth, stir in the instant coffee and continue stirring until the mixture is smooth. Pour this glaze over the top of the caramel frosting. The best way is to pour approximately one third of the glaze onto three different places on the frosting and then tilt the pan back and forth until the entire surface is coated with a thin coat of glaze. Allow the glaze to harden at room temperature for at least one hour. Then gently cut into small pieces and leave in the pan, and chill thoroughly. The brownies are meant to be eaten cold and they freeze exceptionally well.
And they are MADE OF EVIL.
Brownie
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
6 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
2 cups confectioner's/powdered sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 oz semi-sweet chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
1 tsp instant coffee
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 9x13 pan and line the bottom with parchment paper cut to fit. Butter the top side of the parchment. (I'm not entirely sure what the point of THIS part is, but hey. Mine is not to reason why, mine is just to copy the directions.)
In a small pan, over very low heat, or in a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate together until the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. While the mixture cools, beat together sugar, eggs, and salt for 8 minutes. Fold into the chocolate mixture, then add the flour and vanilla. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or just until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan. Cool thoroughly.
Melt the butter over medium to high heat for the frosting, watching carefully, until it boils and turns a caramel color. (original writer estimates approximately 10 minutes). Immediately beat in the confectioner's sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Frost the brownies with this mixture while the mixture is still warm and the brownies are completely cool. Allow frosted brownies to cool to room temperature.
In a small pot over very low heat, or in a double boiler, melt together the butter and the chocolate. When the mixture is lump free and smooth, stir in the instant coffee and continue stirring until the mixture is smooth. Pour this glaze over the top of the caramel frosting. The best way is to pour approximately one third of the glaze onto three different places on the frosting and then tilt the pan back and forth until the entire surface is coated with a thin coat of glaze. Allow the glaze to harden at room temperature for at least one hour. Then gently cut into small pieces and leave in the pan, and chill thoroughly. The brownies are meant to be eaten cold and they freeze exceptionally well.
And they are MADE OF EVIL.