Coffee Cream Brownies

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 3 1-oz. sqs. unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened and divided
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon whipping cream, divided
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan over low heat, melt baking chocolate and 1/2 cup butter; let cool. In a bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate mixture.

Combine flour and baking soda and add to the chocolate mixture. Spread in a greased 8" x 8" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool.

In a bowl, stir coffee granules into one tablespoon cream until dissolved. Beat in remaining butter and powdered sugar until creamy; spread over brownies.

In a saucepan over low heat, stir and melt chocolate chips and remaining cream until thickened. Spread over cream layer. Let set and cut into squares.