Brownies With Kahlua/coffee Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup finely ground espresso beans or 1/4 cup instant espresso powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup kahlua or 1/4 cup other coffee liqueur
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 butter and flour a 9 by 12 inch baking pan.
• 3 line bottom of pan with parchment paper; butter and flour paper.
• 4 combine chocolate, butter, espresso and salt in top of double boiler over simmering water.
• 5 stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
• 6 cool.
• 7 this can also be done in the microwave on 50% power until smooth.
• 8 in large bowl, combine sugar, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla and whisk until smooth.
• 9 add melted chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth.
• 10 gently fold in flour, just until it disappears.
• 11 fold in pecans.
• 12 pour into prepared pan; smooth the top.
• 13 bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• 14 cool brownies on rack 1 hour.
• 15 to make the glaze: whisk kahlua, vanilla and butter in small bowl until well blended.
• 16 add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth icing forms.
• 17 spread over brownies and let set at least 1 hour before cutting.