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These Strawberry Dream Layered Brownies are a dream come true for those who love those strawberry cream filled chocolates you find in chocolate boxes! A layer of rich and fudgy brownie gets topped with a strawberry frosting and more chocolate! The frosting is made with an easy buttercream recipe, with some strawberry jam and pink food colour for a lovely, light flavour!

This is a terrific bake to make when you want something easy and pretty quick, that brings big chocolate flavour. It is a great one when you have friends coming over, makes a great dessert when warm, or wonderful as a competitor in your next office bake off. These will keep in an airtight container for about 3 days. I love making brownies with texture contrast, the addition of the frosting layer is so fun!

The brownies themselves are super simple, dense and fudgy. The batter gets packed with melted chocolate, chocolate chunks and minimal flour to keep them really fudgy. For neat slices, let come to room temperature before cutting with a hot knife.

For these brownies, we rely heavily on the melted butter and light brown sugar to give the fudgy texture and super shiny topping. To make the shiny top on a brownie, there are arguments as to whether it’s the egg, or the molten sugar in the butter, so let’s make sure to do both. This recipe cuts neatly into 9 pieces, but could be sliced smaller, and the recipe is easily doubled. They keep well in an airtight container for a few days. That said, they don’t last long if you’ve got lots of happy hungry mouths in the house!

TIPS FOR THE BEST Strawberry Dream Layered Brownies

  • Brown Sugar: This is crucial to the perfect fudgy texture and deep flavour. You could use dark brown soft if you’re really in a pinch. Light brown is definitely your best friend in brownies.
  • Melted Butter: This is what gives brownies that oh so Instagrammable shiny, crisp top. Don’t skip this step!
  • Cocoa Powder: As this is a key component, I do recommend a decent quality cocoa powder – but don’t stress if you don’t have any!
  • Strawberry Frosting: Make this using a good mixer using room temperature butter and high quality strawberry jam. Pink food colouring adds a nice bump to the aesthetic but is optional! Once spread over the brownie, and once the chocolate is added on top, keep in the fridge.
  • Chocolate Layer on top: Use high quality here as you can really taste it. I like using a blend of milk and dark, but feel free to use whatever you like! I bet a white chocolate and milk chocolate swirl would be killer!

For these Strawberry Dream Layered Brownies, I use a basic 8′ square pan (I like this one). I also recommend a good stand mixer or high speed mixer (like this one) to make the brownie mixture. If you want more wild brownie recipe ideas, check out my Peanut Butter Layered Brownies or these Cheesecake Brownies. For videos and baking inspiration, head on over to my Instagram.

Strawberry Dream Layered Brownies - fudgy brownies topped with a layer of strawberry frosting and a chocolate layer

Strawberry Dream Layered Brownies

A layer of rich and fudgy brownie gets topped with a strawberry frosting and more chocolate! The frosting is made with an easy buttercream recipe, with some strawberry jam and pink food colour for a lovely, light flavour! 
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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Florence Jackson

Ingredients

  • 100 g Dark Chocolate Melted
  • 170 g Unsalted Butter
  • 100 g Light Brown Soft Sugar
  • 100 g Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Medium Free Range Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 85 g Plain Flour
  • 30 g Cocoa Powder

For the Frosting

  • 60 g Unsalted Butter Softened
  • 3 tsp Strawberry Jam
  • 350 g Icing Sugar
  • Hot Water
  • Pink Food Colour Optional

For the Topping

  • 100 g Milk Chocolate
  • 100 g Dark Chocolate

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Line an 8" Square Pan.
  • Start by melting the dark chocolate: break up the dark chocolate and melt in the microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring in between to make sure it doesn’t burn. Set aside to cool whilst doing the rest:
  • Combine the melted butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar in a large bowl/bowl of a stand mixer – on a medium speed for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix again. Then, checking first that the chocolate isn't so hot as to cook the eggs, add it in and keep mixing.
  • Pour batter into the pan. Bake 30 minutes (should no longer be wobbly), then remove and let cool on a wire rack.
  • Make the frosting by combining all ingredients and a few drops pink food colour (if using) with an electric mixer on high speed. The result should be a thick pink buttercream – spreadable but only just! Add hot water, one teaspoon at a time to reach this consistency. (Adjust using more icing sugar or water as needed). Spread over the cool brownie layer.
  • Melt the chocolate for the topping together in a small bowl in the microwave, checking/stirring at 20 second intervals. Once fully melted, pour over the strawberry layer and spread evenly. Let set in the fridge for about an hour before slicing and serving!

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