Cappuccino Brownies With Cream Cheese Frosting And Glaze Food

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Dissolve coffee granules in hot water. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in vanilla, chocolate mixture and coffee mixture. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture until blended. Fold in walnuts., Transfer to a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For topping, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until blended. Add confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and vanilla; beat on low speed until combined. Spread over bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour., For glaze, dissolve coffee granules in hot water. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; cool slightly. Stir in cream and coffee mixture. Spread over cream cheese layer. Let stand until set. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled brownies in plastic wrap and foil. To use, thaw at room temperature.

ORANGE CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray square pan, 9x9x2 inches, with cooking spray. Mix flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, espresso and baking powder in medium bowl. Stir in egg product, margarine and water. Spread in pan.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until center is set and brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool 15 minutes.
• Mix all glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle glaze over brownies. Sprinkle with additional grated orange peel if desired. For brownies, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Make brownie layer:
• In a heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan melt chocolate and butter with espresso mixture over low heat, stirring, until smooth and remove pan from heat. Cool mixture to lukewarm and whisk in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking well until mixture is glossy and smooth. Stir in flour and salt until just combined and stir in walnuts.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and bake in middle of oven 22 to 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Cool brownie layer completely in pan on a rack.
• Make cream cheese frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat until combined well. Spread frosting evenly over brownie layer. Chill brownies 1 hour, or until frosting is firm.
• Make glaze:
• In a double boiler or metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter with cream and espresso mixture, stirring, until smooth, and remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat. Cool glaze to room temperature.
• Spread glaze carefully over frosting. Chill brownies, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.
• Cut chilled brownies into 24 squares and remove them from pan while still cold. Serve brownies cold or at room temperature. Brownies keep, covered and chilled, in one layer, 5 days.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line the base of a 28x18cm/11x17" baking tin.
• Mix instant coffee and hot water, set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and cocoa into a bowl and add the butter, sugar, eggs, and coffee. Beat well by hand or with an electric mixer until smooth, then spoon into prepared pan, smoothing the top.
• Bake for 35-40 mins, or until risen and firm. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack and peel off lining paper. Leave to cool completely.
• To make frosting, place the chocolate, butter, and milk in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until the chocolate has melted (you may wish to microwave this in 30 second intervals, until the same effect is achieved.) Sift icing sugar into white chocolate mixture, and beat until smooth. Spread over cake. Dust brownies with cocoa powder, then cut into squares.

CAPPUCCINO-CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on medium 2 minutes or until the butter is melted. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Stir in 2 cups of the sugar. Add 4 of the eggs, the coffee granules and vanilla; mix well. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the flour. Spread into greased foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, remaining egg, the 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon in the same bowl until well blended. Spoon over brownie batter. Swirl with a knife to marbleize.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with fudgy crumbs (do not overbake). Cool in pan; cut into 24 squares. Store leftover brownies in refrigerator.
• HOW TO SOFTEN CHEESE: Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 10-15 seconds or until softened.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Make the brownie layer:
• In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt the chocolate with the butter and the espresso mixture, stirring until the mixture is smooth. Remove the bowl from the heat, let the mixture cool to lukewarm, and stir in the sugar and the vanilla. Stir in the eggs, 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition, stir in the flour and the salt, stirring until the mixture is just combined, and stir in the walnuts. Pour the mixture into a buttered and floured 13- by 9-inch baking pan, smooth the top, and bake the brownie layer in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Let the brownie layer cool completely in the pan on a rack.
• Make the cream cheese frosting:
• In a bowl with an electric mixer cream together the cream cheese and the butter until the mixture is light and fluffy, add the confectioners' sugar, sifted, the vanilla, and the cinnamon, and beat the frosting until it is combined well.
• Spread the frosting evenly over the brownie layer and chill the brownies for 1 hour, or until the frosting is firm.
• Make the glaze:
• In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt the chocolate with the butter, the cream, and the espresso mixture, stirring until the glaze is smooth, remove the bowl from the heat, and let the glaze cool to room temperature. The brownies keep, covered and chilled, for 3 days.

CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and milk.
• Gradually add the powdered sugar.
• Beat in vanilla.

CAPPUCCINO-CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in 2 cups sugar. Add 4 eggs, coffee granules and vanilla; mix well. Stir in 1-1/4 cups flour; spread onto bottom of greased foil-lined 13x9-inch pan.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar, remaining egg, 2 Tbsp. flour and cinnamon in same bowl until well blended. Drop by spoonfuls over brownie batter; swirl gently with knife.
• Bake 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.

CAPPUCCINO BROWNIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING AND GLAZE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease an 8-inch baking pan.
• To make brownie: in a heavy saucepan melt chocolate and butter with espresso mixture over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• Remove pan from heat and cool the mixture to lukewarm.
• When the mixture is lukewarm whisk in sugar and vanilla.
• Add in eggs whisking well until mixture is glossy and smaooth.
• Stir in flour and salt just until combined.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Transfer the batter to prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
• Cool completely before icing.
• To make frosting: in a bowl with an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add in confectioners sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; beat until well combined.
• Spread frosting over cooled brownie layer.
• Chill the brownies for about 1 hour or longer until the frosting is firm.
• To make glaze: In a double boiler melt the chocolate with butter, add in whipping cream and espresso mixture, whisking until smooth; remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• Spread glaze carefully over brownies.
• Chill the brownies for at least 3 hours.
• Refrigerate any leftover brownies covered in the fridge for up to 5 days.