Miss Megan's Fudge Brownies with Frosting by Colleen

Colleen's Frosted Fudgy Brownie recipe that I made yesterday after she sent in the recipe

UPDATED 2020
Hi Barb --

Re:  Brownie Bake-off

Today I made a very easy, fudgy recipe. It is very quick. And with the frosting it really is almost like fudge:  Miss Megan's Fudge Brownies.

Buddy [Elizabeth] LOVES the Fudgy Brownie recipe below. Actually all the kids do.  The texture really works for them, sans nuts. I remember HATING nuts in cookies when I was younger. 
   
           --Colleen

Miss Megan's Fudge Brownies with Frosting

For the brownies:
Four ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 sticks butter
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 cups flour
Pinch salt
1 1/2 cups nuts (optional - I don't use because this is for the kids)

For the frosting:
1 stick butter
1 2/3 cups sugar
7 Tablespoons milk
1 2/3 cups semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips

Microwave the butter and chocolate until melted

and let cool.

Mix sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl.

Add cooled chocolate/butter mixture.

Mix in flour and salt (and nuts if you are using).  

Pour into a glass 9x13 inch greased baking dish.

Bake 40 minutes at 300 degrees. Cool. Do not overbake or the brownies won't be fudgy!

While brownies are cooling, make the frosting:

Combine sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan. Boil for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and beat in chocolate chips.

Pour over brownies - they are still  warm at this point.

Cool and cut into squares.

Sometimes I add a little espresso powder or dried coffee to either the brownie batter or the frosting. About 1/2 -1 teaspoon, depending on whether you want to just deepen the flavor or really go full "mocha." My kids don't like to taste the coffee, so I usually just add 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder to the frosting. I prefer 60% cacao chips for the frosting.

      ---Colleen