
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
For the Cherries
- 2 cups cherries, pitted. quartered
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
For the Whipped Cream
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
Brownie recipe adapted from diethood.com
Brownie recipe adapted from diethood.com
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