Three Chocolatiers Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Glossy Icing
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces quality semisweet chocolate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 X 13 pan with cooking spray.
Melt unsalted butter, set aside to cool.
Measure flour and chop nuts, set aside.
Mix the sugar and cocoa powder by hand, then mix in the melted butter; mixture will be grainy.
Beat in the 4 eggs all at once until batter is smooth and glossy.
Stir in vanilla, then flour and finally pecans.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes, or until toothpick tested in center shows moist crumbs.
Cool.
For Icing:.
Scald the cream in a saucepan large enough to add chocolate.
Add chocolate and stir until smooth.
Pour icing over brownies.
Chill to firm.