Margarets Frosted Brownie Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. Place 8 ounces of baking chocolate with 1 cup of butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on High until the chocolate is soft and the butter has melted, about 2 minutes. Stir to mix.
• Place the eggs, 3 cups of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low, and beat in the melted butter-chocolate mixture. Beat in the flour until just combined (do not overmix), and stir in the chopped walnuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with fudgy crumbs, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan before frosting.
• To make frosting, combine 1 1/4 cup of sugar with the heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, and let the mixture simmer for 7 minutes without stirring.
• Remove the cream mixture from the heat, and stir in 5 ounces of baking chocolate and 1/2 cup butter, stirring to melt and blend the chocolate. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; whisk until smooth. Place the frosting in the refrigerator and stir every few minutes until the frosting is chilled and thick, about 30 minutes. Frost the cooled brownies, and cut into squares.

Steps:

• Mix all brownie ingredients. Bake in a greased 9x11 inch pan at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
• While brownies are baking, mix all icing ingredients together. Set aside.
• Immediately ice brownie with icing while still hot.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in cocoa; cool.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture.
• Stir in vanilla and the cooled chocolate mixture; mix wel.
• Spread into a greased 13 inch by 9 inch by 2 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (do not over bake).
• Cool on wire rack.
• For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter, confectioners sugar, cocoa and vanilla.
• Add enough milk until the frosting achieves spreading consistency.
• Spread over brownies.
• Cut into bars.

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:

• In a saucepan, melt butter.
• Remove from the heat.
• Stir in cocoa and cool.
• While cooling, beat eggs and sugar in mixing bowl.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Gradually add to the egg mixture.
• Stir in the vanilla and cooled chocolate mixture and mix well.
• Spread into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-in.
• pan.
• Bake at 350 for 25-28 minutes of until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla.
• Add enough milk until it achieves spreading consistency.
• Spread over brownies.
• Cut into bars and enjoy.