Carole Merrill’s Well-known Frosted Brownies are legendary in our neighborhood. My pricey good friend Carole has made these brownies for years! They’re affectionately known as “Carole Merrill Brownies” by all who dwell in our Bountiful neighborhood.

The Story Behind These Brownies

Carole has made these brownies over 1,000 occasions! For so long as we will keep in mind, “Carole Merrell Brownies” have appeared at each funeral, commencement, birthday, wedding ceremony, new child arrival, mission farewell, homecoming, and baptism. Carole stirred numerous love into every batch she baked. Carole (or her pricey husband Keith) appeared on the door with a plate or two of her well-known brownies for each occasion. She by no means requested if she may deliver one thing; she merely baked and delivered. We love Carole, and her well-known frosted brownies are a candy reminder of the generosity she shares with our neighborhood household. 

Finest Tricks to Make Wealthy Chocolate Brownies

1. This recipe requires melting the butter with cocoa earlier than mixing with sugar. This produces a wealthy texture. 
2. Utilizing room temperature eggs helps incorporate the elements simply.
3. It’s necessary to combine or fold elements simply till mixed. Over-stirring will add air to the batter and create a cake-like consistency. 
4. Melting the butter with cocoa for the frosting produces a creamy, clean texture – completely different from buttercream. It’s divine. 
5. Don’t overbake. The brownie will proceed to set because it cools. 

What Sort of Cocoa do you Suggest?

Hershey’s Pure Unsweetened Cocoa Powder is really helpful for this recipe, and we use it in a lot of our recipes, comparable to Fudge Brownie Pie, Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies, and Finest German Chocolate Bundt Cake. Dutch course of cocoa can also be unbelievable and offers a darker shade and wealthy taste with out tasting bitter.

What Elements Do I Want? (They’re most likely in your kitchen proper now!) 

Butter

Sugar

Eggs

Milk

Powdered sugar

All-purpose flour

Walnuts

Plus baking powder, vanilla, and salt. 

We all know you’ll love this recipe as a lot as our complete Bountiful neighborhood. Perhaps you’ll begin a brand new custom in your neighborhood!

Course: Dessert

Delicacies: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time: 30 minutes minutes

Whole Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 24

A traditional, easy-to-make brownie with a wealthy, scrumptious frosting!

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Brownies:

• Preheat oven to 350 levels. Place rack within the middle of the oven. Grease a 9×13-inch pan.

• In a medium saucepan, soften butter with cocoa and stir with a wood spoon or spatula. Pour right into a medium bowl, add sugar, and stir once more.

• Add flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, and vanilla. Stir simply till elements are integrated. Fold in chopped nuts.

• Pour batter into the ready pan and bake for 20-Half-hour. Don’t overbake. A toothpick inserted within the middle ought to come out with a number of moist crumbs.

• Whereas the brownies are baking, make the frosting.

Chocolate Frosting:

• In a medium saucepan, soften butter with cocoa and milk. Deliver to a boil whereas stirring. Take away from warmth.

• Pour melted combination into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add 2 cups powdered sugar and vanilla. Combine to mix.

• Whereas mixing, add as much as 2 1/4 cups extra powdered sugar, till the frosting is clean and creamy. Proceed mixing till frosting is cool.

• Unfold frosting on cooled brownies and high with chopped walnuts.