Paula Deen's Orange Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure orange extract
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 4 tablespoons softened butter
• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.
• 2 to make the brownies, stir together flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a bowl. add butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest. using a hand-held electric mixer, beat until well blended.
• 3 pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until light golden brown and set.
• 4 remove from oven, allow to cool and pierce entire cake with a fork. spread the orange cream cheese frosting over completely cooled brownies. cut into squares.
• 5 to make the frosting, whip the butter and cream cheese together in a large mixing bowl, using a hand-held mixed. gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until it is all combined and smooth. beat in the orange zest and juice. spread over browwnies.