Mexican Spiced Fudge Brownies Recipes

Steps:

• For the brownies: Position an oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch ceramic or glass baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray. Line the dish with a 15-inch-square piece of parchment paper, allowing the excess paper to overhang the sides. Spray the parchment paper with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Blend together the brownie mix, eggs, vegetable oil, 1/4 cup water, cinnamon and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Beat the mixture for 1 minute using an electric hand mixer on medium speed. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted about 1-inch from the edge of the baking dish comes out clean, 25 to 27 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.
• For the buttercream: Place the cream and chocolate chips in a medium bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the bowl from the pan and refrigerate until thick, 20 minutes. Add the butter and cocoa powder and beat the mixture on high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Spread the buttercream over the cooled brownie layer. Dust with the cinnamon and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Lift the brownie layer from the pan, using the excess paper for handles. Run a thin spatula underneath the brownie layer to loosen it from the parchment paper. Cut into 24 brownies and serve.
• Cook's Note: The buttercream can be made ahead of time. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Allow the buttercream to come to room temperature for 30 minutes then beat until smooth enough to spread.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides. Press the paper into the corners of the pan and lightly grease the paper with butter.
• Melt the 2 sticks of butter in a nonstick saucepan over medium-low heat; do not boil. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla to the saucepan and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
• Add the cocoa, flour, cinnamon, chili powder, salt and baking powder and mix until smooth. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out fudgy, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack, then use the parchment paper to lift out the brownies before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies as directed on box.
• Fold in cayenne pepper and chopped chocolate. Pour into a greased pan.
• Bake as directed.
• Cut into squares and serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Line 9x13x2 inch cake pan with foil,lightly butter foil.
• Fill saucepan half full of water,bring to boil over medium high heat.
• Put butter and unsweetend chocolate in stainless steel bowl,put on saucepan,reduce heat to low.
• Stir until mixture is smooth and melted,about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
• Add sugar,mix.
• Add eggs,one at a time,beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla and almond extract.
• Combine flour,cinnamon and salt in small bowl.
• Add to chocolate mixture,stir to combine.
• Pour into prepared pan,bake until top is dry,but center still moist,about 25 minutes.
• Do not overbake.
• Remove from oven,sprinkle chopped semi-sweet chocolate over top.
• Let sit until chocolate begins to melt,about 5 minutes.
• Spread over brownies with spatula or knife.
• Refrigerate until completely cooled and chocolate is hard,about 2 hours.
• Invert onto plate,peel foil off carefully.
• cut into bars and serve.