Mile High Guinness Brownies with Guinness Buttercream Frosting

The recipe Mile High Guinness Brownies with Guinness Buttercream Frosting could satisfy your American craving in roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. For 92 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 16 servings with 580 calories, 5g of protein, and 31g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up beer, unsalted butter, chocolate shavings, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a cheap hor d'oeuvre. This recipe is liked by 38 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Jo Cooks. It is perfect for st. patrick day. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 23%, which is not so amazing. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Guinness Stout Cake with Guinness Buttercream Frosting, Guinness Brownies with Maple Buttercream Frosting, and Guinness Fudge Bundt Cake with Guinness Ganache – No Beer Goggles Needed.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 45 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup Guinness beer

1½ cups Guinness beer

½ cup brown sugar

1 cup melted butter

¼ cup dark chocolate shavings (for topping)

1 cup cocoa powder

4 eggs

1⅔ cup all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated sugar

2½ cups icing sugar

¼ cup milk, I used 2%

1 tsp salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment:

baking paper

baking pan

whisk

bowl

oven

toothpicks

stand mixer

sauce pan

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees. Line a 9x9 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.In a bowl add the flour and sift the cocoa powder, add the salt then whisk everything together. Set aside.In the bowl of your mixer add the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and eggs. Mix everything together until well incorporated, about 1 minute. Add the beer and mix for another minute. Finally add cocoa and flour mixture and mix until batter is smooth.Pour half the batter in the prepared baking dish, then top with the chocolate chips evenly, then top with the remaining batter.Bake for 45 minutes. To test if it's done, insert a toothpick in the center of the brownies and if it comes out clean, it's done. Let cool completely.Meanwhile, make the buttercream frosting. Add beer to a saucepan and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes until it reduces and thickens, it will be similar to a syrup. You should have about cup left.In a stand mixer, cream butter, then add the icing sugar and vanilla extract. Add about 2 tbsp of the Guinness extract and mix well. You might not need all the Guinness extract. Gradually add milk to the frosting and beat until smooth. If frosting is too thick add in a bit more milk or the Guinness extract, a few drops at a time.When the brownies have cooled, remove from pan and spread the buttercream frosting over the top. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, then cut into pieces.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees. Line a 9x9 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.In a bowl add the flour and sift the cocoa powder, add the salt then whisk everything together. Set aside.In the bowl of your mixer add the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and eggs.

2. Mix everything together until well incorporated, about 1 minute.

3. Add the beer and mix for another minute. Finally add cocoa and flour mixture and mix until batter is smooth.

4. Pour half the batter in the prepared baking dish, then top with the chocolate chips evenly, then top with the remaining batter.

5. Bake for 45 minutes. To test if it's done, insert a toothpick in the center of the brownies and if it comes out clean, it's done.

6. Let cool completely.Meanwhile, make the buttercream frosting.

7. Add beer to a saucepan and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes until it reduces and thickens, it will be similar to a syrup. You should have about cup left.In a stand mixer, cream butter, then add the icing sugar and vanilla extract.

8. Add about 2 tbsp of the Guinness extract and mix well. You might not need all the Guinness extract. Gradually add milk to the frosting and beat until smooth. If frosting is too thick add in a bit more milk or the Guinness extract, a few drops at a time.When the brownies have cooled, remove from pan and spread the buttercream frosting over the top. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, then cut into pieces.


Nutrition Information:

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580k Calories
5g Protein
30g Total Fat
72g Carbs
2% Health Score
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Calories
580k
29%

Fat
30g
47%

  Saturated Fat
18g
117%

Carbohydrates
72g
24%

  Sugar
55g
62%

Cholesterol
103mg
34%

Sodium
272mg
12%

Alcohol
1g
8%

Caffeine
25mg
8%

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Protein
5g
10%

Manganese
0.51mg
25%

Copper
0.43mg
21%

Vitamin A
782IU
16%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Magnesium
61mg
15%

Iron
2mg
14%

Fiber
3g
13%

Phosphorus
129mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.17mg
10%

Folate
34µg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.12mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Potassium
228mg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.88mg
6%

Vitamin D
0.7µg
5%

Calcium
43mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.35mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.2µg
3%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.06mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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