Mocha Brownies
- Brownies
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- Frosting
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 -3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Brownies: In a medium sauce pan combine granulated sugar, butter, cocoa powder, and instant coffee.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts.
- Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Beat lightly by hand to combine.
- Be careful not to over mix.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir in walnuts if you are using them.
- Spread the batter into a greased (9x9x2 in) baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 24 minutes, or until set.
- Cool pan on a rack.
- Frosting: In a mixing bowl beat butter until fluffy.
- Add cocoa powder.
- Gradually add 1 c.
- of the confectioners sugar and beat well.
- Slowly beat in 2 tbs of the milk and the vanilla.
- Slowly beat in remaining sugar.
- Beat in additional milk, if necessary, to make the frosting spreading consistancy.
- Once brownies are cooled, spread frosting over brownies.
- Cut into bars.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mocha-brownies-90062 (may not work)