Kayli's Brownies

Ingredients:
 

8 (1oz) squared unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup butter
5 eggs
3 cups white sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/4 cups white sugar

1 cup heavy cream
5 (1oz) squares unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking pan. Place 8 oz of baking chocolate with 1 cup of butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high until the chocolate is soft and the butter has melted, about 2 minutes. Sitr to mix. Place the eggs, 3 cups sugar, and 1 Tbsp of vanilla in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the melted butter-chocolate mixture. Beat in the flour until just combined (do not overmix). Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with fudgy crumbs, about 35 minutes. Cook in the pan before frosting.

To make frosting, combine 1 1/4 cup of sugar with heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and let hte mixture simmer for 7 minutes without stirring. Remove the cream mixture from the heat, and stir in 5 oz of baking chocolate and 1/2 cup butter, stirrin gto melt and blend the chocolate. Add 1 tsp vanilla; whisk until smooth. Place the frosting in the regrigerator and stir every few minutes until the frosting is chilled and thick about 30 minutes. Frost the cooled brownies and cut into squares. (I have yet to be able to make this work--I can never get it to thicken--so I just add in some powdered sugar until it's as thick as I want)