French Silk Brownies
Decadent fudgy brownies layered with a silky cream cheese topping and chocolate mousse. Perfectly rich and chocolatey for dessert lovers.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.75 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 8 ounce cream cheese softened
- 1.5 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels melted and cooled
- 16 ounce Cool Whip thawed and divided
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 by 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate morsels and sugar until chocolate is melted.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla extract. Stir in cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder just until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared dish and bake for 40 minutes. Cool completely.
- For the topping, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Blend in melted chocolate, then fold in half of the Cool Whip.
- Spread topping over cooled brownies. Top with remaining Cool Whip. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Garnish with chocolate shavings before serving.
Notes
Optional notes: Keep brownies refrigerated for best sliceability.
Nutrition
Serving: 200gCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 120gProtein: 120gFat: 120gSaturated Fat: 120gPolyunsaturated Fat: 120gMonounsaturated Fat: 120gTrans Fat: 120gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 120gSugar: 120gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 120mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 120mg
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