Addicting Deep Dish Brownies

Taken from June/July 2003's edition of Cooking Pleasures. Cooking time includes cooling time for frosting.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• brownie

• 1  cup butter, melted
• 2  cups sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup flour
• 3⁄4 cup  cocoa
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt

• frosting

• 4  ounces  semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1  cup icing sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. For Brownies:
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Grease an 8in square baking pan.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugar and vanilla.
5. Whisk in eggs until well combined.
6. In med bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
7. Gradually stir flour mixture into egg mixture until well combined.
8. Spread into pan.
9. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center come out clean but with crumbs attatched (brownie may sink in center).
10. Do not overbake.
11. Cool completely on wire rack.
12. Frosting:
13. Meanwhile, melt chocolate, butter and water in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
14. In a small bowl, stir together icing sugar and salt, stir into chocolate mixture.
15. Stir in vanilla.
16. Cool until frosting thickens slightly (about 30 minutes.).
17. Spread frosting over cooled brownies.