Coffee Cream Brownies

Ingredients

• 3 1-oz. sqs. unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
• ½ c. plus 2 T. butter, softened and divided
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• ⅔ c. all-purpose flour
• ¼ t. baking soda
• 1 t. instant coffee granules
• ⅓ c. plus 1 T. whipping cream, divided
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. In a saucepan over low heat, melt baking chocolate and ½ cup butter; let cool. In a bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla.
2. Stir in chocolate mixture.
3. Combine flour and baking soda and add to the chocolate mixture.
4. Spread in a greased 8” x 8” baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
5. Let cool. In a bowl, stir coffee granules into one tablespoon cream until dissolved.
6. Beat in remaining butter and powdered sugar until creamy; spread over brownies.
7. In a saucepan over low heat, stir and melt chocolate chips and remaining cream until thickened.
8. Spread over cream layer.
9. Let set and cut into squares.