½cuplight creamcan use half & half, cream, or milk
½cupbutter1 cube
3cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Brownies
Make brownies in a 9x13-inch pan acording to directions on mix or your recipe.
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 oftehn. 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.
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Place chocolate chips in heat proof bowl.
Heat cream and butter in microwave until really hot and pour immediately over chocolate. Stir until melted.Blend in 2 ½ cups of 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.
Frosting Method for 2 layers of frosting
Once brownies are cooled, remove carefully from pan by running a metal spatula around all edges then turning out onto a cutting board.
Frost cooled brownie rectangle with generous layer of mint frosting. Put into refrigerator for AT LEAST ONE HOUR so that mint frosting is very firm.
Frost brownies with chocolate frosting when mint frosting covered brownies are COLD but chocolate frosting is still WARM. Then refrigerate rectangle of double frosted brownies until chocolate frosting is firm. It's easier to cut these brownies when they are cold with a thin, sharp knife.
This frosting will set up quickly and become "fudge-like" so frost the top of the brownies immediately.
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)