Chocolate Limone Brownies

The tang of lemon with chocolate is right up

there with the tart of raspberries paired with

chocolate!  

One of our favorite places for pizza is

Pizzeria Limone and they have a lemon

frosted deep, dark and rich brownie

that I just can't get enough of, so I

decided to make a copycat recipe.

These were easy to make and they have just the right

amount of lemon to give it that punch against

chocolate.  If you like lemon and chocolate together,

these are going to become your favorite go to brownies.

I made mine is a huge 12x18 inch pan, so I tripled

the brownie recipe.  That gave me about 60 brownies

and I only needed about 30 for a neighborhood

"Walk and Talk".  We do this during summer months

and two or three homes are designated as the stopping

spots on a Sunday evening.  Food is served at the spots

and neighbors take turns making the items.  I was asked

to bring brownies, and I wanted to bring something unique

as others were bringing brownies also.  

We also had a dinner for our Young Single Adult

group that we are in charge of, so I brought a huge

plate to that, as I had so many.  They were gobbled up

first thing at both places.  I did make a little sign

designating them as lemon brownies, as I have a

son who doesn't like lemon (can you imagine?) and

I didn't want them wasted.  

Brownie Recipe

(For a 12x18 metal pan - cut in half for a 9x13)

4 1/2 C. flour

1 1/2 C. cocoa

6 C. sugar

2 tsp salt

Mix the above with a whisk.

Stir together

3 C. vegetable oil

2 T. vanilla

12 eggs

Stir into the flour mix.  Add 3 C. semi-sweet

chips, or a combination of semi-sweet, milk, and

white.  The chips are optional, but make it really

chocolatey.  

Stir together.  Grease the bottom of pan and spread

batter in pan.  Smooth out.  Bake at 350 for 40-50 

minutes.  You can tell brownies are about done when

you begin to smell them.  

Let cool.

Lemon Cream Frosting

1 C. softened butter

6 C. powdered sugar

Rind from 2 large lemons, finely grated

Juice from 2 large lemons

Additional water or milk as needed

In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, powdered sugar

and lemon juice and rind.  Add water or milk 1 T. at

a time until you get a nice soft consistency.  Beat for

about 5 minutes.

Spread evenly over cooled brownies.  Let sit until

the frosting develops a crust.

Chocolate Glaze

2 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 C. butter

Melt together for 1 minute in microwave safe

bowl.  Remove and stir.  Melt for additional

30 seconds if needed.  Stir until smooth.  Pour over

the frosting and smooth lightly with an off-set spatula.

Refrigerate until chocolate is set.  

When you want to cut the brownies, let them come

to room temperature so that the chocolate doesn't

break while you cut them.  Run a sharp, long knife

under hot water and quickly wipe it dry with a paper

towel.  Make a lengthwise cut, then repeat the heating

and drying of the knife for every cut.  This will give

you beautiful sharp edges.

Store tightly covered.

These would be great with some ice cold lemonade

on a hot summer day!

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I hope you try them.