Bake Sale Recipes For Church Food

DECADENT ALMOST FUDGE BROWNIES FOR THE CHURCH BAKE SALE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease (or line the bottom with parchment paper) a 9 x 13 x 2 baking pan.
• Over LOW heat, melt 2 sticks (1 cup) butter.
• While the butter is melting, IN A MEDIUM BOWL combine: cocoa, sugar, eggs (ONE at a time), flour, vanilla, & salt. Stir gently but thoroughly with a spoon.
• Add melted butter (step 3) into the medium bowl (step 4) contents. Stir in gently with a spoon.
• Add nuts and chocolate chips into the medium bowl (step 5) contents. Stir in gently with a spoon.
• Spread the batter evenly in a well-greased (or parchment paper lined) 9 x 13 x 2 baking pan.
• BAKE @ 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Test with a toothpick - inserted in the middle it should come out clean, nothing gooey sticking to it. COOL completely.
• When the brownies are cooled, MAKE THE FROSTING. In the top of a small DOUBLE BOILER combine chocolate squares and water. Place over simmering water and melt, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is melted and combined with the water. REMOVE FROM HEAT.
• To the melted chocolate/water combo (step 9) ADD 1 Tablespoon of butter and stir until the butter is melted. Cool slightly. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla and beaten egg.
• USE IMMEDIATELY! (frosts the top of 1 13 x 9 inch cake).
• Because these are SO decadent and were used for a church bake sale the pan was cut in 1 inch x 1 inch squares yielding 117 brownie bites ( @ 50 cents each = $58.50 for the church - not bad for an hour + of work.).