Before we get to the recipe, I want to make it clear I cannot stand the little cosmic brownies sold at places.. whether individual or by the box... I cannot eat them!
BUT.... this recipe is a real winner and I love the brownies!
Makes 16 brownies
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, melted
2 Tbsp water
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt + pinch, divided
1/2 cup heavy cream
7 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
[size=19]Rainbow candy coated chips or sprinkles, for decorating[/size]
Directions:
Source: [size=19]Fake Ginger, originally adapted from Elle’s New England Kitchen.[/size]
BUT.... this recipe is a real winner and I love the brownies!
Makes 16 brownies
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, melted
2 Tbsp water
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt + pinch, divided
1/2 cup heavy cream
7 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
[size=19]Rainbow candy coated chips or sprinkles, for decorating[/size]
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9 inch pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, then lightly grease. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugars, butter and water with a whisk. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and 1 tsp salt. Stir the dry mix into the wet stuff and stir to combine. With a rubber spatula, spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 18 minutes. Set aside on a rack to cool.
- While the brownies are baking, prepare the ganache: Place the chocolate in a bowl and set aside. In a small saucepan, heat the cream just to a simmer. Don’t boil it, just wait till you see little bubbles starting to form around the edges. Remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate. Sprinkle with the salt and let it all sit for a minute or so. Gently stir with a rubber spatula until all of the chocolate is melted. (Whisking the heck out of it will just add air bubbles and we don’t want those.) Set that aside to cool a bit.
- When the brownies are mostly cool, pour the ganache over and spread it evenly over the top. Sprinkle as many or as few of the candies/sprinkles over the top as you like. I cooled mine in the fridge until the ganache was set. When you’re ready to cut them into squares, lift them out with the foil and cut into the size or shape you like.
Source: [size=19]Fake Ginger, originally adapted from Elle’s New England Kitchen.[/size]
Mmm mmmm!! They do look delicious!
Hope all is well and it took me a bit to get back in because I had to change my password and also didn’t even remember if Layne was my user name on here. 
Ok!! 
