Mascarpone Brownies With Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 8 ounces mascarpone
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 -2 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 spray a 9 x 9-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
• 4 melt 1/2 cup of butter with the chocolate.
• 5 meanwhile, in the bowl of a mixer using a paddle attachment, beat the mascarpone, 6 tablespoons of softened butter, and the sugar until light and smooth.
• 6 add the eggs to the cheese mixture one at a time and thoroughly scrape the bowl after each egg is added.
• 7 add the vanilla and mix.
• 8 add the melted chocolate and mix just until combined.
• 9 finally, add the dry ingredients and nuts and mix slowly just until combined.
• 10 pour into the prepared pan and bake approximately 45 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.
• 11 the brownies will rise during the baking process, but after being removed from the oven will collapse to a normal height. remove from oven and allow to cool.
• 12 for the frosting, melt chocolate with butter and milk in saucepan.
• 13 allow to cool.
• 14 beat mascarpone until well combined.
• 15 beat in vanilla and melted chocolate mixture.
• 16 add in confectioners sugar, scraping down the bowl as you go.
• 17 when it has all been incorporated, beat on high speed for 1-2 minutes, until icing is smooth.
• 18 frost brownies with icing.