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Fudgy Patriotic Brownies

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup butter
• 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Frosting

• ¼ cup butter, cubed
• 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 5 to 6 Tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Red, white and blue decorating icing

Method;

In a microwave-safe bowl melt butter and chocolate, stir until smooth.  Stir in sugar and vanilla.  Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition.  Combine flour and salt; stir into chocolate mixture until combined.  Stir in pecans.

Spread into a greased 13×9-in baking dish.  Bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centre comes clean.  Cool on a wire rack.

For frosting, in a small heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over a low heat; stir until smooth.  Remove from the heat.  Stir in the confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla until blended.

Frost the brownies; score into 24 bars.  Using a small star shaped cookie cutter lightly press a star into the centre of each brownie.  Outline the stars with red, white and blue icing.

Tested in the THASC kitchen. Photo by THASC.

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