Layered Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate

Recipe

• 1 brownies:.
• 2 heat oven to 300°f.
• 3 butter a 9-by-13 inch pan and line it with buttered parchment (or wax) paper cut to fit the bottom of the pan.
• 4 melt one stick of butter and 6 ounces chocolate in a small pan over low heat, or in a double boiler.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 while mixture cools, beat together the sugar, eggs, and salt for 8 minutes.
• 7 fold in the chocolate mixture, then the flour and one teaspoon vanilla.
• 8 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 9 bake until mixture pulls away from sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.
• 10 cool thoroughly, about an hour and a half.
• 11 frosting:.
• 12 after brownies have cooled for an hour, melt a stick of butter over low heat until it's medium brown, about 25 minutes.
• 13 remove from heat.
• 14 immediately beat in the confectioners sugar, heavy cream, and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 15 frost the brownies with this mixture while it's still warm.
• 16 cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
• 17 glaze:.
• 18 while frosting cools, melt together 3 tablespoons butter and 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate in a small pan over very low heat, or in a double boiler.
• 19 pour over the icing. (the best way is to pour the chocolate on and tilt the pan back and forth until covered).
• 20 when glaze has hardened (it will take an hour or two), cut brownies into squares. (it's easiest to do this neatly while the brownies are room temperature).
• 21 chill brownies thoroughly. they're much better cold.