German Chocolate Cake Brownies

As much as I like experimenting with new recipes, there are always a few recipes that I make over and over again.  This recipe for German Chocolate Cake Brownies is one such recipe.  Matt and I really love these brownies-I'd even go so far as to say that they are Matt's favorite brownies...every time I say I'm going to make brownies, without fail, he asks "oh those coconut ones?".  They are easy to make (they call for boxed cake mix and frosting) and have always been a crowd pleaser, especially among all those coconut fans out there. 

German Chocolate Cake Brownies

2/3

cup butter or margarine, softened

1

box chocolate cake mix (Devil's Food or German Chocolate work best)

1

cup semisweet chocolate chips

1

container coconut pecan frosting

3

tablespoons milk

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.

In medium bowl, combine butter and cake mix and mix with a fork until crumbly; separate out 1 cup of mixture and set aside. Press the remaining mixture in bottom of pan.

Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over baked layer. Drop frosting by heaping tablespoonfuls over the chocolate chips and spread slightly. Stir milk into reserved cake mixture. Drop cake-milk mixture by teaspoonfuls onto frosting layer.

Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until cake portion is slightly dry to touch; cool 10 minutes in the pan. Carefully loosen edges of bars with knife. Cool completely. Refrigerate until firm. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.


Source: Betty Crocker