Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I'm with Robert - they don't need frosting, but they can benefit from it. A good chocolate frosting is nice, and then there's stuff like German chocolate or turtle brownies. Mmmmm - delicious empty calories.
My go-to frosting for brownies is a thin fudge fondant that is pourable when hot, then crystallizes and sets up as it cools. It is called Always Delicious Chocolate Icing, and it is true to its name. You just warm it up, pour it onto the brownies, push it to the edges with a spatula, then clean up the sides. It is self-leveling and makes a uniform layer. The recipe came from a professional (there is that word again!) baker friend of my family whose bakery was iconic in New Orleans when I was young. She used the icing in one flavor or another on most of her cakes as a final coating over the butter cream frosting. Dy-no-mite!
Recipe upon request.