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Black Forest Brownies
2014-04-26 13:18:48
Chocolate brownies spiked with cherry liquer, topped with cherry whipped cream.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons cherry liquer
For the Cherries
- 2 cups cherries, pitted. quartered
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
For the Whipped Cream
- 1-1/2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Optional
- Fresh Cherries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease a 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.
- Place the butter and chopped chocolate in a saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir the sugar into the chocolate mixture; let cool for 3 minutes.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into your mixer's bowl and beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Stir in the flour mixture with a wooden spoon.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
- When cool, prick with a fork all over the surface and sprinkle with cherry liquer.
For the Cherries
- Combine cherries and sugar in a frying pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until softened.
- Remove and completely cool.
For the Whipped Cream
- Beat cream in a mixing bowl until it slightly thickens.
- Add vanilla; continue to mix.
- Gradually add in powdered sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in completely cooled cherries. Do not stir.
- Spread prepared cream on top of brownie cake using an offset spatula.
- Cut into bars and add a fresh cherry on top of each bar.
- Serve.
Notes
- You don’t have to make them from scratch if you don’t want to. Just pick up your favorite brownie mix, or make your favorite brownie recipe, and follow the instructions to the whipped cream and the cherries.
Brownie recipe adapted from diethood.com
Brownie recipe adapted from diethood.com
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