Brownies Topped with Peanut Butter Cream

Do you ever walk by the bakery department of the grocery store and have the mental debate in your head of whether to buy the fancy pastry or not? Come on, the cakes and brownies look amazing but normally cost too much. I normally pass but recently, I was craving something a little fancy and decided that I could do it on my own.

This is how I came up with this recipe. I wanted easy and slightly gourmet.

It all starts off with baking brownies. I used a mix because I had no time to make real homemade brownies. Once baked and cooled, make the frosting.

Peanut Butter Buttercream frosting is amazing!!!!!!!!! You are going to love it and it only takes a few minutes to wipe up.

Frost. Drizzle with some chocolate and you are officially a hero. Enjoy the fancy dessert that probably took you about an hour to wipe up.

Step 1: Bake brownies

-I used a mix. Follow the instructions on the box.

-Before placing into the pan, cover with foil and grease the foil very well.

Step 2: Make the Peanut Butter Cream

Ingredients:

-4 oz of softened butter

-1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

-1/4 teaspoon of salt

-1/2 cup of peanut butter

-1 ¾ cup-2 cups of powdered sugar

-3-4 tablespoons of half & half or heavy cream

Steps:

-Whip the butter for 1-2 minutes. The butter should be light and fluffy.

-Mix in the vanilla extract and salt.

-Blend in the peanut butter. Whip the mixture very well.

-Start adding the powdered sugar intermittently with the half & half. Add the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time. Whip until you get the consistently that you like.

-Place the buttercream into a pastry bag. Or, you can use a plastic bag. Cut the end off.

Step 3: Make the drizzle

Ingredients:

-1/4 cup of chocolate chips

-1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

Instructions:

-Melt the chocolate chips and oil in the microwave with 20 second intervals.

Step 4: Assemble

-Take the brownies out of the pan and remove the foil.

-Cut the edges off.

-Cut the brownies into pieces.

-Frost the brownies.

-Drizzle with chocolate. (I used a whisk and just went back and forth over the brownies.)

-Eat and enjoy! :-)