This Coffee Mocha Brownie Bar recipe makes a delicious variation of your standard, everyday brownie.  They’re easy to make and are great adult taste treat morning, afternoon, or for desert after dinner.

Recipe Ingredients

• 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 shots of low acid espresso
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sift before measuring
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup soft butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• pecan halves
• frosting, below

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Blend melted chocolate with coffee; set aside to cool.
3. Into another bowl sift flour together with baking powder and salt.
4. Cream butter with shortening until light and fluffy, gradually adding sugar.
5. Add eggs; beat until well blended.
6. Stir in chocolate and coffee mixture;
7. blend in flour mixture, then stir in chopped nuts; mix well.
8. Spread batter in a generously greased and floured 13- x 9- x 2-inch pan. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.
9. Turn out onto rack to cool.
10. Spread bars with coffee butter icing and mark into bars, placing a pecan half in the center of each bar.
11. When icing is set, cut into bars. Makes about 36 coffee mocha bars.

Frosting
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
* 2-3 teaspoons instant coffee