Amaretto brownies supreme

16 Pieces

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter
2ouncesSemisweet chocolate
2Eggs, well beaten
¾cupSugar
½cupFlour
¼teaspoonSalt
½cupPecans, chopped
¼cupAmaretto liqueur
3tablespoonsButter
dashSalt
cupConfectioner's sugar
teaspoonAmaretto liqueur
teaspoonCocoa butter
teaspoonHot coffee
cupConfectioner's sugar
dashSalt
¼teaspoonAlmond extract
¼cupHalf-and-half

Directions

BROWNIES

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO FROSTING

WHITE ALMOND ICING

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat, let cool. Then stir in eggs. Add sugar, flour, salt and pecans, mixing well. Pour batter in a greased 8" square pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Brownies should still be soft. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Poke holes in brownies with fork, and pour amaretto liqueur over top. Refrigerate overnight.

Spread Chocolate Amaretto Frosting over brownies and then drizzle White Almond Icing in a criss-cross pattern on top. CHOCOLATE AMARETTO FROSTING: Combine butter, sugar, salt, amaretto liqueur, cocoa powder and coffee and beat until smooth. WHITE ALMOND ICING: Combine sugar, salt and almond extract. Add half-and-half a little at a time, mixing until smooth.