Chocolate Cappucino Brownies
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
24 brownies
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
-
for Brownie Layer
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 1⁄2 tablespoon boiling water
- unsalted butter, cut up
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
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for Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
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for Glaze
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1⁄2 tablespoon boiling water
- 3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not sweetened)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
directions
-
for Brownie Layer:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 and butter and flour 8x8 inch baking pan, tapping out excess flour. Set aside.
- 2. Dissolve espresso powder in boiling water. In heavy 1 1/2-qt saucepan, combine chocolate and butter with espresso mixture; melt ingredients over low heat, stirring until smooth; remove pan from heat.
- 3. Cool mixture to lukewarm, then whisk in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, whisking well until mixture is glossy and smooth. Stir in flour and salt until just combined; stir in walnuts.
- 4. Spread batter evenly in pan and bake in middle of oven for 22 - 25 minutes or until tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it.
- 5. Cool brownie layer completely in pan on rack.
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for Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 6. In bowl with electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon; beat until combined well.
- 7. Spread frosting evenly over cooled brownie layer. Chill frosted brownies for 1 hour or until frosting is firm.
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for Glaze:
- 8. Dissolve espresso powder in boiling water.
- 9. In double boiler or metal bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water, combine chocolate and butter with cream and espresso mixture; melt ingredients over low heat, stirring until smooth.
- 10. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat. Cool glaze to room temperature.
- 11. Spread glaze carefully over firm cream cheese frosting layer.
- 12. Chill brownies, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.
- 13. Cut chilled brownies into 24 squares and remove them from pan while still cold. Serve brownies cold or at room temperature.
- 14. Brownies keep, covered and chilled, for 5 days.
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