Chocolate Brownies with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Chocolate Brownies with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 158 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters toasted pistachios, toasted sweetened flaked coconut, or untoasted sweetened flaked coconut; 227 grams package cream cheese, room temperature; 3 larges eggs; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel; 158 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 113 grams bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 296 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 57 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chocolate Brownies with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 214 calories. This recipe serves 18. A mixture of all purpose flour, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Set oven rack in lower middle position; preheat to 325°F. Spray disposable aluminum baking pan with nonstick spray. Press 18x12-inch sheet aluminum foil over bottom and up long sides of pan, leaving overhang on each long side. Spray foil with nonstick spray.

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Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl. Stir both chocolates and 10 tablespoons butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth; remove from heat.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Whisk sugar and vanilla, then eggs into chocolate mixture.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Sugar

Egg

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Whisk

Whisk until glossy and smooth, about 1 minute.

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Whisk

Add dry ingredients and whisk just to blend.

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Whisk

Pour batter into prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 24 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack.

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Using electric mixer, beat room temperature cream cheese and next 3 ingredients in medium bowl until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

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Bowl

Spread cream cheese frosting over brownies.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Spread

Sprinkle nuts or coconut over. DO AHEAD Chocolate brownies can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Using foil overhang for handles, remove brownies from pan.

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Chocolate

Coconut