EASY MINTY BROWNIES
It doesn’t get much better than this: Fudgy chocolate brownies are topped with peppermint-spiked frosting and melty sweetened chocolate.
1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER’S Unsweetened Chocolate
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, divided
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 can (16 oz.) ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
¼ cup water
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Line 13×9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Grease foil.
Microwave unsweetened chocolate and 3/4 cup of the butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
Stir in sugar. Blend in eggs. Add flour; mix well. Spread into prepared pan.
Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool in pan.
Stir peppermint extract into frosting; spread evenly over cooled brownies.
Microwave semi-sweet chocolate, remaining 1/4 cup butter and the water in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until butter is melted.
Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
Cool to room temperature. Spread evenly over frosting; cover. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Lift out of pan onto cutting board, using foil handles. Cut into 36 squares.
READY TO SPREAD VANILLA FROSTING
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
2 tablespoons milk
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
NOTE:
Elzette Olivier Jacobs
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MERINGUE-BOLAAG (sweetie pie filling)
2 groot eierwitte
180 g strooisuiker
40 ml heuning
45 ml water
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