BYU Mint Brownies

BROWNIES

  • 13⁄4 c flour
  • 2 c sugar
  • 1 c butter, melted
  • 4 eggs
  • 1⁄2 c cocoa
  • 2 T honey
  • 1⁄2 T baking powder
  • 1⁄2 t salt

Preheat oven to 350F.

Mix melted butter and cocoa with whisk. Stir in flour, white sugar, eggs, honey, baking powder and salt. Grease rectangular metal cake pan, line with parchment paper and grease again. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake at 350F for about 25 minutes. Let cool.

MINT ICING

  • 2 1⁄3 c powdered sugar
  • 5 T butter, softened
  • 3 T milk
  • 1 T light corn syrup
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1⁄4 t mint extract
  • 4-5 drops green food coloring

Mix butter, corn syrup and salt with hand mixer. Add powdered sugar and mix thoroughly. Mix in milk slowly until consistency is a little thinner than normal frosting. Add mint extract and food coloring, and mix. Spread mint icing on brownies. Chill in freezer for 10-15 minutes to set icing.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

  • 4 c powdered sugar
  • 8 T butter, melted
  • 1⁄4 c milk
  • 6 T cocoa powder
  • 1 t vanilla extract

Mix butter and cocoa with hand mixer. Add milk and vanilla extract. Add powdered sugar slowly and mix on low. Add more milk as needed to reach desired consistency. Spread chocolate frosting on iced brownies. Cut and serve.