Life Changing Brownies from Rumbly Tumbly

Life Changing Brownies - made September 13, 2022 from Rumbly Tumbly

Brownies

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 teaspoon instant coffee or espresso powder

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

5 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Frosting

6 tablespoons milk

6 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In the top half of a double boiler set over hot water, melt butter, chocolate chips and espresso powder, whisking until completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat 
4. Mix in granulated sugar and brown sugar until combined. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until just combined. Add in vanilla and mix to combine. Do not overmix.
5. Add dry ingredients and stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
6. Once the brownies have been removed from the oven. make the frosting: combine the butter, milk and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to combine. Let come to a rolling boil for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips and vanilla, mixing until smooth and glossy.
7. Spread frosting over warm brownies. Let cool completely before cutting.

Whenever I see a recipe for frosted brownies, I think of my favorite recipe for them, Essence of Chocolate Squares which is, essentially (ha), a dark chocolate brownie under a layer of a rich creamy fudgy frosting. 

The comparisons are inevitable. This is similar except the frosting sets and hardens almost like a penuche in texture except it's chocolate. It's more like a thick Magic Shell with the texture of fudge, if that makes sense. It's a bit too sweet for me but if you want to counter the sweetness, replace 1/4 cup of the semisweet chocolate chips with 1.5 ounce of unsweetened chocolate.

I'm not sure these changed my life as the original title dramatically promises but there's always room in my life for more brownies and this was a good one.