Mexican Mocha Brownies
 
Ingredients
  • Brownies
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup butter (1½ sticks)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla (preferably Mexican)
  • Mocha Frosting
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 bar (3.5 oz.) milk chocolate, chopped
  • 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine (I use butter)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch salt
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup confectioner sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350*
  2. Grease a 9x13 pan, line with foil, extending foil over rim.
  3. Grease the foil.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  5. Set aside. (Hint: use a whisk to blend the dry ingredients)
  6. In a 3 quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
  7. Remove from heat; stir in sugar.
  8. Stir in eggs, one at a time, until well blended; add vanilla and stir to incorporate.
  9. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended.
  10. Spread batter into prepared pan.
  11. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean, 25-30 minutes.
  12. (It says almost clean) Cool brownie completely in pan on a wire rack.
  13. Mocha Frosting:
  14. In small bowl dissolve coffee with vanilla.
  15. In 1- quart saucepan, combine milk chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, butter, cinnamon, and salt.
  16. Heat on medium- low until chocolates are melted, stirring occasionally.
  17. Remove from heat.
  18. With a wire whisk, stir in coffee mixture and milk, then stir in confectioners' sugar until well blended and smooth. (This takes a few minutes to incorporate all the sugar - be patient)
  19. With a small, metal off-set spatula, spread the warm frosting evenly over cooled brownie.
  20. Let stand for at least 20 minutes to let frosting set.
  21. When the frosting has set, lift foil with brownie out of pan, peel away foil from sides. (
  22. At this time if you wish to freeze, peel foil off of brownies and wrap the brownies with plastic wrap and clean foil, freeze.)
Recipe by at https://www.theorangebee.com/brownies-youll-drool-over/