These Frosted Chocolate Fudge Brownies are super rich and decadent and are topped with the most delicious whipped chocolate frosting I’ve ever had!
Meet your new favorite brownie recipe: they are the perfect chocolate craving satisfier. Anytime, any day of the year, any hour of the night.
These chocolate fudge brownies are rich and chocolatey enough to make anyone fall for you. They are luscious and full of chocolate flavor.
The brownies themselves are moist, fudgy, and wonderful. Everything a brownie should be, and definitely not cakey. If you’re a cakey brownie fan…well, you’re in the wrong place.
The chocolate frosting, oh man, is simply out of this world. This is easily my new favorite chocolate frosting recipe. It takes a few steps, but the result is pure, luxurious, rich, decadent, fluffy chocolate frosting. Together? The two make the perfect pairing.
I put mine in the fridge, and they melded into this amazing fudge-like bar. I highly recommend it. Case in point: I highly recommend these. Whether you’re sharing them with a significant other, some friends, or alone…everyone will enjoy these.
Unless they don’t like chocolate. In which case, why are you hanging out with them anyways?
Frosted Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- For the brownies1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1½ cups white sugar
- 1½ cups light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- For the frosting⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- Mini chocolate chips, optional, to garnish
Instructions
- For the browniesPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish.
- Combine the melted butter, sugars, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until blended. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 25 to 35 minutes. Remove, and cool pan on a wire rack before frosting.
- For the frostingMelt your chocolate chips if you haven’t already and set them aside to cool. You don’t want it so cool that it hardens, but you can get it close to room temperature and still have it be soft and stir-able.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, and milk; bring to a boil, whisking frequently. Boil 1-3 minutes or until thickened like a thinned pudding. Remove pan from heat and strain mixture into a small bowl to get rid of any small flour clumps that may have formed. Cool completely in the refrigerator or freezer.
- When the chocolate flour mixture is cooled, beat the butter with an electric mixer until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat in the cooled chocolate mixture until well combined fluffy, about 1 minute. Finally, add in melted chocolate and beat again until well combined and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Spread frosting on top of the brownies, sprinkle with mini chocolate chips if using, cut, and serve! I opted to make cute little circles, but regular squares are just as delicious!
These look like they are to die for! I am obsessed with brownies so I will definitely have to check these out!
Ooh these are so cute. Wish I had made these for V-day! I love that you cut cute shapes from a big sheet so that they’re nice and even–perfect for frosting!!
These look incredible! I just love your photos they are amazing and made me want one of those brownies right this instant. Now I can’t stop thinking about them =).
These brownie stacks are so.stinking.cute!! I’m totally dying for one of them and it’s only 9 am. I’m in trouble!
oh my goodness! this is a work of art! yum!
This is a novice question. Did you ice the brownies first and then cut them into circles and stack them or did you cut and ice each layer individually?
I need something really good for a school awards ceremony and need to make 12 dozen of something chocolate and trying to find something good and not too time consuming.
Thanks,
-Alesia
Hi Alesia! I frosted and then cut them and then stacked them, but if you’re making them for an event, I’d recommend frosting and cutting into squares. It’s way easier, just as delicious, and you won’t have the waste that the circles create (though it’s delicious waste :D).
Just saw these and pinned them! So cute, so awesome looking, I need a couple stacks :)
Thanks for the pin Averie! :)
These look amazing! My husband would love a big ole batch of them!
Beautiful!! Love the photos … and the frosting does sound amazing!
The oven time on these was a little long, I set my timer for the lesser amount of time, but took them out 2 minutes early, even that was a little too long, I do keep a oven thermometer in my oven to check the temp. Luckily I smelled them getting a little crispy before they got ruined. There was no straining the frosting base, it was way too thick at that point, bit it came out good with no lumps, with good whisking. All together I would make again but probably set the timer for 25-30 minutes.
Thanks for your feedback, Barb!