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Chocolate Brownies with Chocolate Icing

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Recipe for chocolate brownies with pecans and chocolate icing.

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick (4 ounces) butter
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:

Grease and flour an 8 x 8-inch baking pan. In a small saucepan, melt butter with cocoa. Beat eggs until foamy, then gradually beat in sugar. Add cocoa-butter mixture to egg mixture. Sift flour and baking powder then sift half of it into batter. Mix pecans into the remaining flour; add to cake batter; stir to blend well. Add vanilla. Spread batter into the pan; bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes. Ice cooled brownies with icing (below) if desired.

Icing:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • heavy cream or half and half
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift powdered sugar and cocoa into a mixing bowl. Add vanilla and enough cream to be of desired spreading consistency.

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