Chocolate Brownies and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:

5 oz unsweetened baking chocolate

2/3 C. Butter

1-3/4 Granulated Sugar

2 Teaspoons Vanilla

3 Large Eggs

1 C. All-purpose Flour

1 C. Chopped Walnuts (if desired)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9 inch square pan with the cooking spray
2. Cut the baking chocolate into pieces. In a 1-quart saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring constantly, just until the chocolate is melted. Remove heat and cool 5 minutes.
3. In a medium bowl, beat the sugar, vanilla, and eggs with an electric mixer for 5 minutes on high speed. On low speed, beat in chocolate mixture, stopping occasionally to scrape batter from side and bottom with a rubber spatula. Beat in the flour, stopping occasionally to scrape bowl, just until mixed. Stir in the walnuts. Pour batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
4. Bake 40-45 minutes or until until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pane. Be sure not to over bake. Place pan on a cooling rack. Let stand about 2 hours until completely cooled. Then frost.

Chocolate Butter cream Frosting

Ingredients:

3 C. Powdered Sugar

1/3 C. Baking Cocoa

1/3 C. Butter (at room temperature)

1-1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

1 - 2 Tablespoons Milk

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, mix sugar, cocoa, and butter with an electric mixer until well mixed.
2. Stir in vanilla and 1 Tablespoon of milk. Beat. Gradually mix in additional milk until the frosting is at the consistency you want.