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Razzle Dazzle Brownies recipe with Raspberries from a cozy mystery: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke.

Razzle Dazzle Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

From Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 27 minutes
Cooling 30 minutes
Course Brownies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 brownies

Ingredients
  

Brownie Mix (the amounts below is for a double batch as needed by the recipe. Single batch measurements in the blog above)

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅔ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla

For the Glaze

  • ½ cup seedless raspberry jam

For the Frosting

  • 1 stick butter (½ cup of butter)
  • 1 cup white (granulated) sugar
  • ⅓ cup cream
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Combine dry ingredients of the brownie mix into a bowl, mix together
  • Add eggs, oil, and vanilla.
  • Mix until just combined, there may be some lumps
  • Spray the bottom of a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray. Add the brownie batter.
  • Bake for 27 minutes.
  • After the brownies have baked, let them cool on a cold stovetop burner or on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  • After the brownies have cooled for 10 minutes, put the jam in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds or until it liquefies.
  • Pour the jam over the top of the brownies and quickly spread it out with a rubber spatula.
  • Refrigerate the brownies and jam glaze for at least 30 minutes. An hour is even better. Overnight is fine, too.
  • Take the pan out of the refrigerator and place it on the counter close to the stovetop.
  • Make the frosting by placing the butter, sugar, and cream into a medium-size saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil at MEDIUM HIGH heat, stirring constantly. Then lower the heat to MEDIUM and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the half-cup chocolate chips, stir them in, and then remove the saucepan from the heat and slide it onto a cold burner.
  • Stir in the vanilla extract. (Be careful--it may sputter.)
  • Pour the frosting over the glaze, grab the cake pan, and tip it so that the frosting covers the whole top.
  • Stick the pan back into the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before you attempt to cut and serve your Razzle Dazzle Brownies.
Keyword bake, brownies, chocolate, frosting, raspberry