Moist Decadent Dark Chocolate Brownies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Butter and flour a 9 x 9-inch baking pan. Set aside. In a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla and let cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar on medium high speed until thick and creamy, and sugar is dissolved, about 10 minutes. Gently stir in melted chocolate. Stir salt into flour and fold gently into chocolate mixture. Do not over mix. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread to smooth. Bake 20 minutes, then cover with foil. Bake additional 8 to 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 1 inch from the center comes out clean.
• While the brownies are baking, prepare the frosting. Melt butter and stir in cocoa powder. Mix until well blended. Add warm water and vanilla and whisk in confectioner's sugar, a little at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable, but not too thick.
• Remove brownies from oven and let cool slightly in pan. Spread frosting over warm brownies for a hot fudge sauce effect or spread on cooled brownies and refrigerate until firm for brownies that will be served later or packed for travel.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Combine the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into the egg mixture until blended. Stir in the chocolate morsels. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove, and cool pan on wire rack before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan or spray it with Bakers Joy.
• Melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter.
• Cool (see note below).
• Beat the eggs, salt, and sugar until ingredients are light and creamy.
• Fold in the chocolate/butter mixture and the vanilla.
• Add flour and beat until batter is smooth.
• If using optional nuts, fold in now.
• Pour half of batter in pan and spread to cover bottom.
• Break candy bars in half and place over batter.
• Spoon remaining batter on top and spread as evenly as possible.
• Bake 23-35 minutes or until set.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool completely.
• With serrated knife, cut into squares.
• MELTING CHOCOLATE: I place the butter and chocolate in a small glass bowl and sit the bowl on the burner to my drip coffee maker when I first start this recipe.
• It melts the chocolate to perfection, and cleanup is so easy.