Fudge Brownies With Salted Caramel Buttercream Food

SALTED CARAMEL FROSTED BROWNIES

Steps:

• For the brownies: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil or parchment paper.
• In the top of a double boiler over medium heat, heat the chocolate and butter, stirring, until melted, about 5 minutes. Add the granulated sugar and stir gently until combined. Remove from the heat.
• In a separate bowl, gently whisk the eggs. Add a small splash of the chocolate mixture to the eggs, stirring immediately (but still gently). Then add the tempered eggs into the chocolate, stirring constantly. Add the flour and stir until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread to even out the surface.
• Bake until just beginning to crisp at the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan.
• For the salted caramel sauce: Add the brown sugar, cream, butter, vanilla and salt to a pan and cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until thickened and combined, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• For the salted caramel buttercream: Add the confectioners' sugar, butter and cream to a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the mixer off, drizzle in the salted caramel sauce, turn the mixer back on and mix until combined.
• To frost the brownies: Remove the cooled brownies from the pan, spread with the buttercream and cut into individual pieces.

FUDGE BROWNIES WITH SALTED CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter and chopped chocolate in a medium saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes
• 2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a saucepan over a medium heat, stirring constantly, takes about 5 minutes. You can also melt it in the microwave however you need stop and stir every 15 seconds so it does not burn. Pour melted butter and chocolate mixture into a mixing bowl, and allow to cool down for 10 minutes. In another bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt, set aside.
• 3. Using a wire whisk, whisk white and brown sugar into the cooled chocolate mixture. Add the eggs, one at a time to the chocolate mixture, whisking until smooth after each addition. Whisk in the vanilla extract. Now gently fold in the flour mixture, being careful not to over mix.
• 4. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 28 to 35 minutes, when the brownies begin to pull away from the edges of the pan they are done. Watch them closely after 28 minutes so they don't over cook. If they over cook they will be hard and not moist and chewy. Set pan on cooling rack and make your caramel buttercream icing.
• 5. For caramel buttercream, combine butter and brown sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add cream and bring to a boil again. Remove from heat and add sifted powdered sugar, now stir till smooth. Quickly pour onto your cooled down brownies, I put it on when the brownies are warm but not hot. Spread on evenly, now sprinkle lightly with course sea salt. Gently pat the sea salt so it sticks to your buttercream icing.
• 6. Cut and serve, store any leftovers in airtight container, that is if you have leftovers! Bet you can't eat just one!

THE BEST EVER FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt butter or margarine on low heat.
• Remove from heat and in same pan, stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla, stir well.
• Add in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Stir in chips and nuts if desired.
• Bake at 350 for approx 25-30 minutes, depending on your oven.
• Do not over-bake.

FUDGE BROWNIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In 3-quart saucepan over very low heat, melt butter or margarine and chocolate, stirring the mixture constantly. Remove from heat, and stir the sugar into the chocolate. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the chocolate mixture. Fold in the walnuts. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in oven 30 to 35 minutes. Brownies are done when toothpick inserted into center come out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.

SALTED CARAMEL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Grease then line a 23cm square traybake tin with baking parchment.
• Melt 200g unsalted butter in a medium pan, break in 100g chocolate (70% cocoa solids) and 100g chocolate (50% cocoa solids), then remove the pan from the heat and wait for the cubes to melt.
• In a small bowl, mix 175g Carnation caramel from a 397g can with 1 tsp sea salt - it will loosen up.
• Put the rest of the caramel in a large bowl with 200g golden caster sugar and 4 medium eggs, and beat with an electric hand mixer or balloon whisk until even. Whisk in the chocolate and butter.
• In another bowl, combine 130g plain flour, 50g cocoa powder and a good pinch of table salt, then sift this on top of the chocolate mix. Beat briefly until smooth.
• Pour half the brownie batter into the tin and level it with a spatula.
• Using a teaspoon, spoon half of the salted caramel on top of the batter layer in 5 thick, evenly spaced stripes.
• Spoon the rest of the brownie batter on top and smooth it out, trying not to disturb the caramel beneath. Top with the rest of the caramel in the same stripy fashion. Drag a skewer or tip of a knife through the caramel to make a feathered pattern on the top.
• Scatter with a little more sea salt, then bake for 25-30 mins or until risen all the way to the middle with a firm crust on top. When ready, the brownie will jiggle just a little when you shake the tin.
• Let it cool completely in the tin, then cut into squares.