500 Grand Brownies

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Well actually these are made from 100 grand chocolate bars, not 500 ( don't worry the story behind why they are 500 instead of 100 is on the way!)

If you've never tried one they are crispy bars of smooth caramelly,  (pretty sure this is not a word...but they are that good!) chocolaty deliciousness.

They are everything that makes my mouth Super Feliz! (happy)  You know what else made me Super Feliz ?!  Reaching 500 likes on Facebook last week , I was so excited that I decided to celebrate with a chocolate fiesta! 

So in honor of my awesome fans I made you guys these chocolate brownies filled and sprinkled with super rich 100 grand bars....

oh and did I forget to tell you I slathered them with fudge frosting and warm dulce de leche! 

Oh yeah, the story behind the name.......

I named them 500 grand bars in honor the 500 super awesome people who like my yumminess so much that they want immediate updates via their news feeds! 

Definitely seemed appropriate for the occasion but in all honesty I used so many 100 grand bars that a more realistic title would be 2 million grand bars!.....

but hey it's a celebration, so who's counting!

Vamos a La Cocina!


Ingredients ( Fudge Frosting)

 

                    

1 cup butter , room temperature
2/3 cup boiling water
1 cup dark cocoa powder, sifted
8 cups of powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions
1.In mixer, combine all ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds.            

 

2.Increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute until smooth.            

3.Let frosting cool for 15 minutes before using.  

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Ingredients (Brownies)

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 heaping (a little more than) cup sugar
2 large eggs
scant (a little less than) 3/4 cups cocoa
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ tablespoon vanilla extract
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1½-2 ounces of semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped (or about 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips)
20- 100 mini 100 Grand Bars ( save 9 or 10 for topping brownies)
1 cup of Rice Krispies cereal

Directions

1.Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 8″ x 8″ pan.

2.Chop about 10 mini 100 Grand Bars and set aside; melt butter in a saucepan over low heat (or in the microwave) then remove from heat. Add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the butter mixture to the heat (or microwave) briefly, just until it’s hot, but not bubbling. It will get shiny as you stir it.

3.In a smaller bowl, crack 2 eggs and beat them with the cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla till smooth.

4.Stir the hot butter mixture into the egg mixture until smooth.

5.Stir in the flour and chocolate chunks (or chips) until just combined. (Note: If you want the chips to remain intact in the baked brownies, rather than melting in, let the batter cool in the bowl for about 20 minutes before stirring in the chips.)

6.Pour the batter into a lightly greased 8″ x 8″ pan , place in the mini 100 Grand Bars completely covering the brownie batter. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean, with some moist crumbs but no loose batter. Cool on a rack.

7. Microwave your dulce leche for about 45 seconds in a microwave safe glass or measuring cup. Spread on your fudge frosting and drizzle on your dulce de leche ( I spread mine around with a spatula). 

8.  Sprinkle on your Rice Krispies cereal, your chopped 100 Grand Bars y Disfrutalo!  Enjoy It!