One of my coworkers is known for his love for whiskey, so when his birthday rolled around and he didn’t have any specific requests, I had to get a little creative. Eventually, I honed in on the concept – fudge brownies, iced with a little kick from whiskey!

5 from 1 vote
Fudge Brownies with Whiskey Frosting
Ingredients
Brownies
  • 1 cup salted butter melted
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs large
  • 1 1/2 cups flour whole wheat preferred, all purpose OK
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
Frosting
  • 1/4 cup salted butter
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup half and half
  • 2 tbsp whiskey or other spirit
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Brownies
  1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Whisk in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Add to butter mixture, and stir until combined. Pour and evenly spread into a 9x13 pan lined with parchment or foil. Bake 25-30 minutes, shorter for gooier consistency.

Frosting
  1. Melt butter in a small saucepan. Whisk in cocoa, half n half, and whiskey. Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Pour over brownies immediately.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from The Recipe Rebel

One thought on “Fudge Brownies with Whiskey Frosting”
  1. 5 stars
    I think this like I used to make 30 years ago it was was called a brownie cake got the recipe from out of the Trenton Times News paper it surely reminds me of it but I’m going to use dark chocolate in this recipe my new favorite thanks for sharing it

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