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The. Best. Brownies. EVER! (Wild Orange Truffle)

4/30/2015

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I have to brag.  I think I have come up with the best homemade brownie recipe ever.  Seriously, it tastes like chocolate orange truffles! If you like the mixture of chocolate and orange you have to try this...guests will be BEGGING for the recipe. promise.

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I came up with this recipe by accident really.  I was making my standby chocolate mint brownies (always a hit) and I had to make two pans of brownies so I decided I had creative liscense since if the orange turned out badly...I had a backup.  Well, turn out badly they did not and the kids were fighting over the crumbs...seriously!

Here is the recipe I came up with...go ahead, thank me.

RECIPE:
 2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup melted butter (has to be REAL butter)
1 cup flour
2/3 cup baking cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2-3 drops orange essential oil (sold here)

FROSTING: 
6 T baking cocoa
6 T melted butter
3 cups powdered sugar
5 or 6 T warm water

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Add butter and mix well.  Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt then add and mix well.

2. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.  Cool.

3. For frosting, combine cocoa, butter and 2-3 drops orange essential oil (sold here).  Then gradually stir in powdered sugar and add just enough water to  create a spreading consistency.


4 Comments
kate o.
5/3/2015 02:33:01 am

Sounds delicious! does EO go in frosting or batter? The recipe has it listed under batter but then in directions under the other. Thanks!

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Incidental farmgirl
5/3/2015 09:33:38 am

Kate O...sorry for the confusion. I put the wild orange in both the batter and frosting. :)

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Susan
11/19/2016 12:57:21 pm

Would you use the same 2-3 drops of peppermint if I were to turn this into your peppermint brownies or what do you recommend? Thanks!

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incidentalfarmgirl link
11/19/2016 01:49:21 pm

Hi Susan,
the answer may just depend on the strength of the brand of peppermint you are using. I find that 2 drops is usually sufficient as mine is pretty darn strong! Good luck!

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