Double-Decker Brownies Recipe

Double-Decker Brownies Recipe

  • 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter (no substitutes)
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts. Divide batter in half. Stir chocolate into one portion; spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Spread remaining batter evenly over top. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack.
  2. In a saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Remove from the heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Frost cooled brownies; cut.
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