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Texas Sheet Cake Brownies

Teresa Ambra
Texas Sheet Cake Brownies are sensational. These delicious brownies are chocolaty and fudgy and iced with a lovely chocolate-pecan icing that's just like Texas Sheet Cake. Prepare to swoon after just one bite of these magnificent brownies!
3.71 from 112 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 189 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 24-tin miniature muffin pans
  • 1 sauce pan
  • 1 wooden spoon or whisk (or both)
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

BROWNIE:

  • 4 squares unsweetened chocolate 4 ounces (or 12 tbsp. cocoa plus ½ stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted (2 sticks)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour Bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup nuts walnuts or pecans, chopped (measure after chopping)

CHOCOLATE ICING:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • 6 tbsp. 2% milk
  • 5 tbsp. cocoa
  • 1 lb. confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans finely diced (or walnuts can be substituted)

Instructions
 

BROWNIE:

  • Melt chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat; cool.
  • In large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add granulated sugar.
  • Add cooled chocolate mixture plus flour and nuts.
  • Spray 48 miniature muffin tins with cooking spray.
  • Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins until ¾ full.
  • Bake at 350° for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool; remove brownies from muffin tins.
  • Place brownies on wire rack.
  • Spoon hot Chocolate Icing over top.

CHOCOLATE ICING:

  • Melt butter with milk and cocoa in a medium sauce pan.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts.
  • Stir or whisk to combine.
  • Once brownie muffins are baked and removed from muffin tins, pour hot icing over top.
  • Add additional pecan pieces on top, if desired.

Notes

NOTE: If icing cools too much, you may have to re-warm it in order to spoon it over top of the brownies.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 9mgPotassium: 85mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 203IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
Keyword brownie, chocolate, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert, pecans
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