Piece-of-Cake Brownies

Name: Piece-of-Cake Brownies
Yield: Makes 18+.
Ingredients: ⅓ cup chopped almonds; 1 tsp. confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ¼ tsp. baking soda; ¼ tsp. salt; ¼ tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 tbsp. or more milk, whole or 2 percent; ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; ¼ cup unsalted butter; ⅔ cup granulated sugar; ⅓ cup milk, whole or 2 percent; ½ tsp. baking powder; ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract; ¾ cup unbleached, all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Makes
18
+.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

The Brownie Base for this recipe is one of the basics that I use as a springboard for other brownie recipes. Almonds are optional in the batter.

Ingredients

Brownie Base

¼ cup unsalted butter
⅔ cup granulated sugar
¼

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9" square pan.

For the Brownie Base

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat, whisking in sugar and cocoa powder until combined.

Blend the egg and vanilla into mixture in saucepan. Mix just until combined. Whisk in flour, milk, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, beating until