While the brownies are cooling off slightly is the time to work on the frosting. It’s a simple mixture of butter, milk, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar. For ease and intensity of flavor you can use Dutch cocoa if you have it since it blends into liquids much easier than the natural cocoa. Either way, this frosting is so simple to make.
You want to apply the frosting while the brownies are still warm so that the frosting can soak into the brownies properly. Because of the butter in the frosting, even when these brownies are completely cooled off the topping still has that soft and silky texture.
These are just as good as you might remember from when you were in school. But, there’s only way to find out if these treats stack up to your memory of the lunch ladies: make these brownies and see for yourself!
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