Decked Out Brownie

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flour
• Fudge topping
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 butter
• 1 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 1/4 cup chocolate shavings for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Mix oil and sugar until well blended.Add eggs and vanilla; stir just until blended.
3. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl.Stir dry ingredients into the oil/sugar mixture.Pour into greased 9 inch pan.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until sides just start to pull away from the pan.Cool completely.
5. For the fudge topping. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water. When melted, beat in the butter until smooth, then gradually beat in the icing sugar to give a soft fudgey texture. Pipe onto cooled brownies for desired decoration. Sprinkle chocolate shavings over top.