Chocolate - Mocha Frosted Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 fluid ounces boiling water
• 3 eggs
• 4 ounces chocolate chips (40-50% cocoa)
• 5 ounces chopped walnuts or pecan nuts

Frosting

• 1/3 cup butter
• 8 ounces sweet dark chocolate or dark semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons hot espresso or very strong coffee

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

2. 2

   Line a 13 x 9 cake pan with parchment paper and grease.

3. 3

   Melt butter in a saucepan.

4. 4

   In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and vanilla extract. Add eggs, melted butter and hot water and mix until smooth.Add chocolate chips and nuts.

5. 5

   Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

6. 6

   While cake is baking make the frosting. Mix butter, chopped chocolate, syrup and coffee and heat in a double boiler until melted. Stir until smooth.

7. 7

   Cool cake and then frost.