Brownie Bites with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

By junerodgers

Ingredients

• BROWNIE BITES:
• 2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/4 c. flour
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
• 1/4 cup soft butter
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

For brownies:
Lightly butter mini-muffin pans (my tip*I used Bakers Joy spray). Melt together, butter, semisweet chocolate and brown sugar in a pan over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth (*keep it as cool as possible).
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Remove from heat and beat in vanilla, then eggs, one at a time, stirring until well mixed. Fold in flour and blend well. (*let this batter sit for about 10 minutes before you bake it and it will be easier to work).
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Spoon one (*rounded) measuring teaspoonful into each spot. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 10 to 12 minutes (*my oven took exactly 11 minutes). Remove and cool completely.

NOTE: grease or spray pans between each batches of brownie cups.

For Frosting:
The butter needs to be really warm, but not melted. Stir the cocoa into the butter and mix well; whip in the cream cheese & vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl frequently so that you get a nice smooth butter-cocoa-vanilla-cream cheese mixture. Beat in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating until really smooth in between each cup.

To assemble: pipe frosting on top of brownies and top with sprinkles if desired.