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Ultimate Brownies with Honey Frosting

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It’s National Chocolate Day! If you’re a lover of all things chocolate like us, these brownies are the perfect way to celebrate in the kitchen with a twist adding honey to your chocolate frosting.

Ultimate Brownies with Honey Frosting

Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 9 brownies, an 8-inch square pan.

Ingredients for Brownies

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ground
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Ingredients for Frosting

  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch square pan.
  2. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool briefly before frosting.
  4. To make the frosting: Combine softened butter, confectioners’ sugar, 3 tablespoons cocoa, honey, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl. Stir until smooth. Frost brownies while they are still warm.