Frosted Brownies

[Grace]

Your husband sounds like mine....of all the great pastries and desserts I can make, he loves brownies the best!! Sometimes it makes me crazy....

But anyway, I checked my CL software for brownie recipes, and didn't really come up with frosted ones. But I have to say that I made the Texas Sheet Cake a few weeks back, and I made it in the jelly roll pan as called for (so it came out much thinner than a traditional "cake"), and EVERYONE at work said "These are great brownies", or "Thanks for the brownies"!! I kept telling them it was a CAKE and not brownies, but they wouldn't listen. And the frosting was terrific. So you might want to try that recipe - only I guess I would leave out the cinnamon if you really were going after a true brownie flavor. But they were really good, and it really was much more of a brownie than a cake!

Grace

[Laura B]

I found two recipes in MasterCook when I searched for frosted brownies. They aren't low fat, but maybe they are worth a splurge for the birthday celebration!

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Fudge Melt-Away Squares

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies & Brownies Holiday


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter -- softened
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate

Line square pan, 9 × 9 × 2 inches, with aluminum foil. Heat 1/2 cup margarine and 1 1/2 squares chocolate in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; remove from heat. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, coconut, nuts, granulated sugar, water and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Press in pan. Refrigerate.

Mix remaining ingredients except 1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate. Spread over refrigerated crumb mixture. Refrigerate 15 minutes.

Heat chocolate until melted. Drizzle over frosted bars. Refrigerate 2 hours or until almost hard. Remove squares, along with foil, from pan. Fold foil back to cut squares. Cover and refrigerate any remaining squares.

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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.

Copyright:
"© General Mills, Inc. 1998."
Yield:
"36 Squares"

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Per serving: 118 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (53% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 7mg Cholesterol; 72mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates


Nutr. Assoc. : 2394 0 0 2737 0 0 0 0 0 4098 0 0 0


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Glazed Mint-Frosted Brownies

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Eggs
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate -- melted and cooled
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup flour
Mint Frosting
Chocolate Glaze

In large bowl of mixer beat butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs and chocolate until well blended.

Stir in nuts and flour.

Spread in greased 8x8x2 inch baking pan.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 25 minutes or until top is firm.

Cool then spread with Mint Frosting. Let stand until set.

Pour Chocolate Glaze over frosting and spread in thin even layer.

Chill until firm. Bring to room temperature before cutting.

MINT FROSTING: Beat until smooth 1 cup confectioners; sugar, 2 Tbsp. softened butter, 1 Tbsp milk and 1/2 Tsp. peppermint.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE: In small saucepan over low heat melt 2 Tbsp. butter. Add 2 squares (2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate and stir to melt and until smooth.

Possum Kingdom Lake Cookbook

MC Formatted using MC Buster & SNT on 4/9/98


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(Nutitional info on this one was WAY off (173 grams of fat per serving), so I just deleted it.)

[This message has been edited by Laura B (edited 07-19-2000).]

[Susann]

I don't know if they really qualify as frosted brownies, but the butter pecan toffee brownies do have a chocolate-frostinglike layer to them AND they are scrumptious! Let me know if you would like the recipe.

[BethH]

If you are looking for a boxed mix (you said 'what brand should I buy'), I really like the milk chocolate chunk kind in the red box (I think its Duncan Hinds--but am not sure.) and then add some homemade chocolate frosting to the top. I think they turn out great and are super easy.

If you are going for homemade, from scratch--I can't help you! I always make brownies from the box. Cookies, from scratch, Brownies, from the box. I don't know.

[shoyski]

Thanks for the replies, you guys. I guess I'll see how work goes tomorrow and then when I stop at the store for ingredients I'll know whether to stock up on staples for scratch brownies or buy the "red box".

No matter what, if I opt for the box I'll try the other recipes you supplied simply because I'm inspired by your enthusiasm.

[shoyski]

Okay, this should give you a giggle. My husband's birthday is Friday and I asked him what kind of dessert he'd like for his special day.

Keep in mind I've been making gourmet desserts for the past year for our wine dinners......He asked for frosted brownies!

So here's the question: I've never made frosted brownies. Which is the best brand to buy? Thanks

[Vanessa]

I found this recipe which might be what you are looking for
Rocky road Fudge brownies
1 package brownie mix (19.8 ounces)
1 c chopped pecans
3 c miniature marshmellows
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1/3 c milk
1/2 c butter or margarine
1 (16 ounce) powdered sugar sifted
1/2 tsp vanilla
Prepare brownie mix according to directions, stir in pecans. Spoon batter into greased 13x9x2 baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. REmove from oven and sprinkle mini marshmellows over hot brownies
Combine chocolate, 1/3 c milk and butter in heavy saucepan. Cook over low until choc and butter melt, stirring often
Remove from heat. TRansfer to med mixing bowl. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat at low speed until smooth (with electric mixer). If frosting is too stiff for spreading add milk 1 tab at the time stirring until smooth. Spread over brownies. Cool in pan on a wire rack and cut into bars.