Crumb-Topped Brownies

Whenever I baked my chocolate streusel cupcakes, everyone would rave about the sweet, cocoa crumb topping even more than the tender cake underneath. Hungry for a change of pace when tasked to produce yet another pan of standard brownies, it was an epiphany when I realized the solution was right in front of me. In short time, the best part of those two sweets were happily married in harmonious chocolate bliss. Though it’s always tempting to pick the crunchy sugared crust off the top of any u