For all the coffee lover’s out there, you will want to take a peek at this recipe for Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting. Even is you are not a coffee lover, you still will want to take a peek at this recipe.
Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting
The base of the Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting is a decadent brownie with cocoa powder and coffee granules.
I love the fact that there is as much frosting as there is brownie.
- Look at all that frosting!
I think my favorite part of this recipe is the frosting, there is melted chocolate added to the butter cream, it is the best!
So Scrumptious!
Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- For the brownies:
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 3 tsp. instant coffee
- For the frosting:
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 ounces white chocolate, melted
- 1/2 tablespoon milk
- Sprinkles, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 pan with cooking spray, you can line the pan with parchment paper if you wish, then spray with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, sift the flour, salt, cocoa powder and coffee, set aside.
- With a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar, add in the vanilla and mix to combine. Add the eggs, one at a time until incorporated into the mixture. Slowly mix in the flour mixture until well incorporated.
- Spread the mixture in the prepared pan, distribute evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the brownies comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
- Cream butter with mixer, very slowly mix in the powdered sugar until well combined. Add the melted chocolate to the bowl and mix until completely combined. Add in the milk and mix until combined. Frost the brownies. Decorate with sprinkled if you wish.
Notes
I used Starbuck's Via for the instant coffee, a dark blend, so the coffee taste is very intense.If you don't care for the taste of espresso you can eliminate the coffee granules.
Linda@Coastal Charm says
Kay,
These looks so yummy and they are pretty too. Thanks for sharing them at my Nifty Thrifty Tuesday Party (please don’t forget to link back to my blog).
Blessings,
Linda
Dawn says
These brownies look DELICIOUS! I make a yummy sheet cake that I use coffee in my recipe and I love how deep the flavor becomes by adding that to it.
Thanks for sharing! I am visiting from Jen’s blog at Finding Heaven Today!
Blessings!
Dawn
Jay @ Jay Tried adnd True says
I love coffee/espresso anything…cannot wait to make these!
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KJB says
These brownies not only look great but taste even better. We were given Starbucks instant coffee from our favorite relative and was a great addition to the recipe. Although it looks like a great deal of frosting, the bar was not too sweet. Wonderful balance, great coffee flavor. This will become a “go-to” recipe.
Thank you!
Kay says
Thanks for commenting, I am glad you liked the brownies, they are a favorite in our home!