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bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low in the milk. Pour in the confectioners’
speed for 30 seconds. Stop the machine sugar, a little at a time, and stir until the
and scrape down the sides of the bowl frosting is smooth and satiny. Fold in the
with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer pecans.
speed to medium and beat 1 to 2 minutes
6. Pour the frosting over the top of the
more, or until the batter is smooth and
cooled brownies, and spread it to the edges
very thick. Turn the batter into the pre-
with a metal spatula. Let the frosting set
pared pan and press it into place with a
on the cake for 20 minutes or, better yet,
fork or your fingertips. Don’t worry if it
chill the brownies for 1 hour. Then slice
doesn’t reach all the way to the sides of
into squares.
the pan because it will expand as the pan
heats. Place the pan in the oven. Store these brownies, covered with
plastic wrap or aluminum foil, at room tem-
3. Bake the brownies until puffed up in
perature for up to 5 days or in the refrig -
the center and firm around the edges, 20
erator for up to 1 week. Or freeze them,
to 25 minutes. Remove the pan from the
wrapped in foil, for up to 6 months. Thaw
oven and place it on a wire rack to cool
the brownies overnight on the counter
for 20 minutes. Leave the oven on. The
before serving.
brownies will fall slightly, becoming thin
and chewy as it cools.
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4. Meanwhile, prepare the frosting: Place
the pecans in a foil pie pan and place it in
the oven. Let them toast until deep brown,
5 to 6 minutes. Remove the pan from the Cake Mix Doctor says
the oven and let the pecans cool. Lightly 1
If you sprinkle 1 ⁄2 cups of miniature
sprinkle them with salt if desired. When marshmallows over the brownies
they are cool, chop coarsely. before you pour on the frosting, this
could be called a Mississippi Mud
5. Place the butter in a medium-size
Cake. Or opt for the Rocky Road
saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir
Frosting (page 438), with the marsh -
un til the butter has melted. Remove the
mallows already in the frosting.
pan from the heat. Stir in the cocoa pow-
der until completely dissolved. Then stir