Chocolate Fudge Mint Brownies

Chocolate Fudge Mint Brownies

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Rich brownies topped with a layer of mint buttercream and chocolate fudge frosting.

Course All Desserts

Cuisine American

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Additional Time 2

Total Time 2 45

Servings brownies

Calories 308

Author Dianna--In Fine Taste

Ingredients

For Brownies

2 family-size brownie mix boxes OR a double batch of our homemade fudge brownies

For Mint Buttercream Frosting

½ cup vegetable shortening
½ cup butter salted or unsalted
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼-1/2 teaspoon mint extract start with ¼ teaspoon, and add more if needed
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar about 1 pound
pinch of salt
2 Tablespoons milk more as needed
1-2 drops Blue & green food coloring see notes

For Chocolate Fudge Frosting

6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup)
½ cup cream can use half & half, cream, or milk
½ cup butter salted or unsalted
3 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Brownies

Line 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper for easy removal from pan later. Make brownies in a 9x13-inch pan according to directions on mix or your recipe.
Cool brownies completely before frosting.

Mint Buttercream Frosting (read all directions before proceeding)

In medium mixing bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric mixer. Add vanilla and mint extracts.
Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, and salt, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry.
Add milk and food coloring (see notes), and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use. You'll be surprised how much color comes out of the smallest bit of food coloring.
Spread mint buttercream over top of cooled brownies in an even layer. Place in refrigerator or freezer for one hour before adding layer of chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

In a large, microwave-safe bowl, heat cream and butter in microwave until hot. Add chocolate chips to mixture and let sit for 1 minutes. Using your hand mixer on low, mix chocolate, chips and hot cream and butter until smooth and melted.
Add powdered sugar with electric mixer. Beat until it holds its shape.
Frost brownies with chocolate frosting when mint frosting covered brownies are COLD but chocolate frosting is still WARM. Chocolate frosting will set up like fudge when cooled.
Chill brownies until chocolate frosting is set. It's easier to cut these brownies when they are chilled with a thin, sharp knife.

Notes

Food Coloring: for liquid or gel color, add 1 drop green food color and 2 drops blue food color. For paste color, add a very small amount of green using a toothpick, add double that very small amount of blue color.

Mint Buttercream frosting makes about 3 cups.

Chocolate fudge frosting makes about 3 cups.

Additional time is for refrigerating (no work needed)

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