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Black Forest Brownies
Chocolate brownies are spiked with cherry liqueur, then topped with cherry whipped cream.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
35
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
5
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
brownies from scratch, cherry brownies, homemade brownies
Servings:
12
servings
Author:
Katerina | Diethood
Ingredients
For the Brownies
1
cup
all-purpose flour
1/2
teaspoon
salt
2
sticks butter
1
cup
semi-sweet chocolate chips
, chopped
2
cups
sugar
2
eggs
3
tablespoons
cherry liquer
For the Cherries
2
cups
cherries
, pitted. quartered
1/2
tablespoon
sugar
For the Whipped Cream
1-1/2
cups
cold heavy whipping cream
1
tablespoon
pure vanilla extract
1/2
cup
powdered sugar
Optional
Fresh Cherries for garnish
Instructions
For the Brownies
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease a 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.
Place the butter and chopped chocolate in a saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth.
Remove from heat and stir the sugar into the chocolate mixture; let cool for 3 minutes.
Pour the chocolate mixture into your mixer's bowl and beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Stir in the flour mixture with a wooden spoon.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack.
When cool, prick with a fork all over the surface and sprinkle with cherry liquer.
For the Cherries
Combine cherries and sugar in a frying pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until softened.
Remove and completely cool.
For the Whipped Cream
Beat cream in a mixing bowl until it slightly thickens.
Add vanilla; continue to mix.
Gradually add in powdered sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold in
completely cooled
cherries. Do not stir.
Spread prepared cream on top of brownie cake using an offset spatula.
Cut into bars and add a fresh cherry on top of each bar.
Serve.
Nutrition
Calories:
348
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
60
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Cholesterol:
42
mg
|
Sodium:
115
mg
|
Potassium:
165
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
49
g
|
Vitamin A:
208
IU
|
Vitamin C:
2
mg
|
Calcium:
24
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg