Brownies for a Crowd

Our oldest left for college in August and he's coming home today for the Thanksgiving holidays.  Time to make brownies.  I like this recipe - simple ingredients, large quantities, thick and chewy brownies (not cakey).

For the brownie base - eggs, flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, salt, and vanilla

For the brownie base:

8 eggs

4 cups sugar

2 tsp salt

4 tsp vanilla

2 cups butter melted

3 cups flour

1 1/2 cups cocoa

1.  Preheat oven to 350F.  Line a 12X18 pan with parchment paper.

2.  Beat eggs in a large bowl with a mixer.  Add sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat for a minute.

3.  Add cooled, melted butter to egg mixture and blend. 

4.  Add flour and cocoa to mixture and combine.

5.  Spread into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes.



Batter in pan ready for baking

6.  Cool brownies for 15 minutes.

7.  Prepare frosting.

4 cups of powdered sugar

1/2 cup of butter, softened

1/2 cup cocoa

1/4 cup milk

8.  Blend powdered sugar, ,butter, and cocoa with enough milk to make the frosting a spreadable consistency.  For me this was about a 1/4 cup, splash at a time.

Preparing the frosting/glaze

9.  Spread frosting over the warm brownies until smooth and a bit melted.  Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting and serving.



Spread frosting over brownies

Allow brownies and frosting to cool completely

Makes 30 large brownies.  Freezes well if you have any left over.

Stuart preparing to perform at a local elementary school on Veteran's Day


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