Best Brownies With Frosting

Submitted by Abbey

"I got this recipe out of the newspaper many, many years ago. It's very easy and oh so good! You can make it with or without the frosting."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 118.29 ml vegetable oil (don't use margarine) or 118.29 ml melted butter (don't use margarine)
• 236.59 ml sugar
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 118.29 ml flour
• 78.78 ml cocoa
• 1.23 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml salt
• 118.29 ml chopped nuts (optional)

• Creamy Brownie Frosting

• 44.37 ml butter, softened
• 44.37 ml cocoa
• 14.79 ml light corn syrup or 14.79 ml honey
• 2.46 ml vanilla
• 236.59 ml powdered sugar
• 14.79-29.58 ml milk

directions

1. Stir oil or melted butter, sugar and vanilla together in large mixer bowl.
2. Add eggs, beat until well blended using a spoon.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture.
4. Add nuts if desired.
5. Spread into a greased 9 inch square pan.
6. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until brownie pulls away from the edge of the pan.
7. Cool in the pan.
8. Frost with Creamy Brownie Frosting if desired.
9. Cut into squares.

10. Creamy Brownie Frosting Instructions:

11. Cream butter, cocoa, corn syrup or honey and vanilla in small mixer bowl.
12. Add powdered sugar and milk; beat to spreading consistency.
13. Makes about 1 cup frosting.

Reviews

[Marie Nixon]

I read the reviews here for this brownie and also on allrecipes.com. The recipe on allrecipes.com called for an 8" square pan. I think I would use that size pan next time so that the brownies would be a little bit thicker. The 9" pan makes a thin brownie. There were many negative comments about the frosting so I went with my tried and true brownie glaze. It is the same ingredients only the butter is melted and I adjust the confectioners sugar until I get a nice consistency.

 

[Hazeleyes]

Very good chewy brownies! I doubled the recipe for a 9x13 pan, and they turned out great. Thanks!

 

[LonghornMama]

Wonderful! A cross between a fudge and cakey brownie with rich chocolate flavor. Was glad I added the frosting on warm brownies. So good! Used butter in the brownies and honey in the frosting. Doubled the recipe and baked in a 13x9 pan for 25 minutes. Excellent in every way. This recipe is also posted on AllRecipes where it has more than 4900 reviews:) Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[Angela R.]

I made these in an 8-inch pan and they turned out perfect. The frosting tasted very good but it could have been a bit more abundant (thus maybe 1-1/2 recipe or double it), but it was super easy to make. I used the corn syrup and 1-1/2 tablespoons of milk and it turned out a perfect consistency. Very delicious!

 

[Ann B.]

Unbelievably good! Super easy to make and all ingredients are spot on. I suggest using butter and honey. They make the difference.