Chocolate Mocha-Iced Brownies

Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee

Show: Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra LeeEpisode: Coffee Creations

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (68)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(68)

Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 brownies

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

For Brownies:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
4 tablespoons water
1 box moist chocolate devil's food cake mix
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

For Icing:

1 stick butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/2 cup chocolate syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, coffee, and brown sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg, almond extract, water, and cake mix and beat until smooth. Stir in almonds.

Turn batter into prepared pan and smooth to edges. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until tester comes out clean. Cool completely before icing.

For icing: In a small mixing bowl, beat butter with powdered sugar, adding the sugar 1 cup at a time, until light and fluffy. Beat in espresso powder and chocolate syrup until smooth.

Ice brownies and cut into squares.

Comments & Reviews

recipe Chocolate Mocha-Iced Brownies
Chris Phoenix, AZ 02-22-2009
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OK but - Still stumped . . .
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This is the second time I've made these brownies. Like the flavor OK, but am I doing something wrong? Are you all using a... 13x9 pan? Seems too flat. Maybe a smaller baking dish so the brownies get taller? And they seem tough or just didn't raise enough. And should I add more milk/water to make it easier to spread? Help with this one please. I'd like to make it correctly and have it come out right. P.S. Anything with powdered sugar in frosting I use less than half of what's called for or it is way too sweet. I noticed others felt the same way.Read more
recipe Chocolate Mocha-Iced Brownies
Julie El Paso, TX 05-27-2008
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Icing
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

How can anyone use 32 oz. of sugar? I used 2 cups and was overwhelmed by the sugar.
recipe Chocolate Mocha-Iced Brownies
Becky Cincinnati, OH 02-21-2008
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Great
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Loved the coffee flavor in the brownies and the icing. Will definitely make these again. They were not difficult to... make. Becky, Cincinnati, OhioRead more
recipe Chocolate Mocha-Iced Brownies
C Sierra Vista, AZ 01-06-2008
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YUM YUM YUM! ! !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

FA-BU-LOUS!! had to try this one a couple of times before I got it right, but when I did...we LOVED it. I couldn't find any... espresso powder either, so I just ground some of the instant coffee to a powder, and that worked great. I also under cooked the brownie just a bit (till the toothpick came out ALMOST clean). They came out chewy and with great flavor. As for the stickiness of the dough....just sprayed my hands with pan spray, and used my hands to press the dough out in the pan....easy peasy.Read more
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Cary Charlotte, NC 12-07-2007
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LOVED THEM!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Even my husband, who hates brownies and coffee, loved these. He licked the bowl from the icing. Yes, the batter is... difficult to work with, but it's worth the effort. I didn't care for the nuts, but that's personal. Also, I didn't have any instant coffee, so I used the same instant espresso as in the icing. My husband's family ignored their own desserts in favor of mine. Score!Read more
recipe Chocolate Mocha-Iced Brownies
Lori Wake Forest, NC 09-06-2007
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The best brownie ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for my husband and he couldn't stop eating them. The frosting for it is also awesome! This is going in my... cookbook for the holidays. A keeper for sure!!!Read more