Recipe: Cafe au Lait Squares w/ Coffee Frosting

recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-02-16
From: Nancy,.SanFran

Cafe au Lait Squares with Coffee Frosting
From: Settings on the Dock of the Bay
by the Assistance League of the Bay Area, Texas
Serving Size : 16

1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter -- (1 stick) melted
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1/3 cup butter
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
Coffee Frosting -- (recipe follows)

Combine 1/2 cup flour, oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter and instant coffee granules in a bowl and mix well. Press into an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Combine 1/3 cup butter and chocolate in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until melted, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat. Let stand until cool.

Beat the eggs at medium speed in a mixer bowl until thick and pale yellow. Add 1 cup sugar and Kahlua, beating until blended. Stir in the chocolate mixture, 3/4 cup flour and walnuts.

Spread evenly over the crust. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

To serve, spread Coffee Frosting over the brownies. Cover and let stand until the frosting hardens. Cut into 16 or 32 squares. Garnish with chocolate covered coffee beans or chopped chocolate chips.

Yield: 16 or 32 squares

Coffee Frosting

Beat 1/3 cup butter, softened, at medium speed in a mixer bowl until creamy. Add 2 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons Kahlua gradually, beating constantly until blended.