Chocolate Cardamom Brownies With Chocolate Pistachio Icing - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 cup butter (melted)
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cardamom (the longer its been in your spice drawer, the more you should use)
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces semisweet chocolate (for ganache icing)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (for ganache icing)
1 tablespoon butter (for ganache icing)
1 cup pistachios (hulled and roughly chopped)
Preparation
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Preheat over to 350\u00b0F.
Grease two 8x8 glass pans or one larger pan.
In a large bowl, combine the butter and cocoa powder.
Add sugar, mix well.
Add eggs and stir until well combined.
Add vanilla, cardamom, and salt, stir well. Add in flour (until combined), but do not overmix.
Spoon mixture into pan(s) and bake for approximately 25 minutes (depending on pan size), until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean.
Set brownies on rack to dry.
Once brownies are out of the oven, to make the ganache icing, using a double boiler, combine the chocolate, cream, and butter. Keep stirring until combined.
Remove mixture from heat. Stir occasionally until cool. Spread over brownies. Top with chopped pistachios.
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