Minty Chocolate Chip Brownies

Chocolate Chip Fudge Brownie with Mint Frosting

Who can resist a brownie? I sure can't! Yummy chocolate, with more chocolate, and more chocolate. I wanted to make these brownies especially delicious, so I thought of the perfect combination; yummy chocolate, with more chocolate, and more chocolate, AND mint buttercream! The results were better than I ever imagined. I was worried my brownies wouldn't work well with buttercream, and worried the buttercream would taste like toothpaste, but that simply wasn't the case. Everyone loved them. They were chewy and chunky, minty and sweet, just the perfect treat. I plan to definitely make them again and hope you enjoy them as much as I did!           

Fudgy Wudgy Brownies

Adapted from Heaven's sake baking co.

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup unsalted butter

4 oz unsweetened chocolate 

1 oz semisweet chocolate

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1-pound box of dark brown sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Combine flour, salt and baking powder and set aside. In a heavy saucepan, place the butter, unsweetened, and semisweet chocolate. Over a low heat, stir ingredients occasionally until butter and chocolate are fully melted. Remove from heat, stir in both sugars with a wooden spoon. Add eggs one at a time, continue stirring until each addition is throughly mix in. Add vanilla. Slowly mix in the mixture of dry ingredients. Lastly, fold in the semisweet chocolate chips. 


Preheat the oven to 350˚. Line a 13" by 9" pan with Aluminum foil, extend out the foil by 1/2 inch from the sides of the pan. Butter the foil, and pour in the brownie mixture. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes (Start checking at 25 minutes). Remove brownies from the oven and let them cool. When cool, turn them over on to a cutting board, and peel away the foil.    

Minty Buttercream

2 sticks unsalted butter

4 tablespoons whipping cream

4-6 cups confectioner's (powered) sugar

1 - 3 teaspoons mint extract  

  

Soften butter and beat on a medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in confectioner's sugar, 1 cup at a time, lowering speed mixer speed (this helps from sugar flying everywhere). When the frosting begins to thicken, increase to a medium speed and add in whipping cream and 1 tsp mint extract. Add the the rest of the sugar and mint extract to taste. For desired consistency add an extra tablespoon of whipping cream (to thin) or cup of sugar (to thicken). 

Frost Brownies evenly with mint buttercream. Drizzle with chocolate.