Most amazing chocolate fudge brownies
Cuisine: American
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Ingredients
Ingredients for brownies
  • ¾ cup (90g) cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅔ cup (150g) butter or margarine, melted
  • ½ cup (1.2dl) boiling water
  • 2 cups (400g) white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1⅓ cups (170g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (90g) chocolate chips
Ingredients for buttercream frosting
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 2⅔ cups (330g) powdered sugar
  • ½ cup (60g) cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup (0.8dl) milk or soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F and grease a 13x9x2-inch Pyrex or baking pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat with a mixer the cocoa powder, baking soda and butter until creamy. Slowly add the boiling water and continue to beat until the mixture thickens. Add the white sugar, eggs, flour and vanilla and blend until smooth.
  3. Stir in the chocolate chips with a spatula. Pour the mixture into the Pyrex and bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the corners of the brownies comes out clean. The brownies are meant to be gooey in the center, so do not test the center with a toothpick.
  4. Let the brownies cool down to room temperature.
  5. To prepare the buttercream frosting, beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder, alternating with the milk, and beat until the mixture reaches a spreading consistency. Finally stir in the vanilla and combine well.
  6. Spread the frosting over the brownies and serve when ready. If you frost the brownies while they still haven't cooled down completely, the frosting may run a bit. If you want a harder consistency then when for your brownies to cool down.
Notes
This version makes a very big Pyrex of brownies. If you are 6 or less, I suggest cutting the recipe by half and using a smaller Pyrex instead.
SLIGHTLY ADAPTED FROM: Hershey's Ultimate Chocolate Brownies
MAKE IT DAIRY-FREE: substitute the butter for margarine and the milk for soy milk. Make sure that the chocolate chips are dairy-free as well.
Recipe by Savormania at http://www.savormania.com/most-amazing-chocolate-fudge-brownies/