Recipe: Rich Lemon Brownies

Rich Lemon Brownies
Source: "The 55 best Brownies in the World"
(36 servings)

1/2 c Butter
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1 3/4 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1 c Flour
1 tsp Vanilla

LEMON FROSTING:
1/4 c Butter
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate
2 c Confectioners' sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
1 c Chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan or double boiler over simmering water. Let cool. Add sugar and eggs, one at a time, to chocolate mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add flour and vanilla, blending well. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 in. pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until brownies just begin to pull away from sides of pan. Brownies should still be moist.

To prepare lemon frosting: Melt 1/4 c. butter and 1 oz. chocolate in saucepan or double boiler over simmering water. Add 2 cups confectioners sugar, mixing well. Add egg, vanilla, and lemon juice, blending well. Mix in pecans. Frosting will harden as it cools. If thicker frosting is desired, add more confectioner sugar. Let cool, cover with Lemon Frosting and cut into 1 1/2 x 2 inch bars.