Double Brownies

Boomette's Note:

Usually I don't like brownies but this one I loved it. Chocolate and caramel. From Jean Paré.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 54

Chocolate Layer

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter

Caramel Layer

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Icing

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Garnish

• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

1. Chocolate Layer: Beat the 2 eggs together until foamy. Add sugar, flour, walnuts and salt. Melt cocoa and butter in a saucepan, at low heat. Add to the egg mixture and stir well. Pour in a greased baking dish (9 x 13). Set aside.
2. Caramel Layer: In a clean bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add 2 eggs and vanilla. Beat to combine everything. Add other ingredients of the caramel layer. Stir. Put this mixture on the chocolate layer with a spoon. Spread it uniformly, do the best as you can (I remember it's not easy). Cook in the oven at 350 F for 30 minutes until the cookie begins to detach from the sides of the pan. Let cool.
3. Icing: Bring the butter, brown sugar and milk to boil in a saucepan. Let simmer 2 minutes then let cool. Add the icing sugar, adding icing sugar or milk if needed. Spread on the cold cookie.
4. Garnish: Melt chocolate and butter in microwave. Garnish the icing with melted chocolate. Cut in 54 squares.

Reviews

[under12parsecs]

Yum, yum, yum! These were like a lovely cross between a brownie and blondie with that luscious caramelly icing on top. You don't need much to get your sweet fix! I think, like Princess Tomato, I will probably double the chocolate layer the next time I make these.

[Princess Tomato]

These were pretty tasty. I left out the walnuts (just personal preference). Next time, though, I think I would double the brownie layer. There just wasn't much chocolate there! There was a lot of icing and caramel, but not chocolate. So I'd recommend doing that. Otherwise, very tasty (but rich). Thanks for sharing!

[Sydney Mike]

AN ABSOLUTELY GREAT SWEET-TOOTH FIX! This isn't something I'd make very often, but as a special treat or dessert, well....! We really enjoyed the combo of chocolate & carame, & (probably) fortunately for both of us, my other half took a little more than half of these brownies to share at work, otherwise the 2 of us would probably have finished off the whole pan in less than 24 hoursl Thanks you so much for the great treat! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Gimme 5 tag]