Old-Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies
Elevate your baking skills and create cafeteria-style magic at home by recreating those legendary lunch lady brownies everyone raves about!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brownies, cafeteria lady brownies, chocolate, lunch lady, lunch lady brownies
Servings: 16
Calories: 374kcal
BROWNIES
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder *unsweetened
- 2 cups flour *all purpose
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
FROSTING
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder *unsweetened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
BROWNIES
In a medium bowl, combine the melted butter and cocoa powder using a hand mixer (or stand).
Add in the flour and sugar.
Once combined, add in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Mix until just combined. *batter is thick
Place pan in oven and bake for about 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean once inserted in center of brownies.
Once baked, remove from oven and allow to cool about 10 minutes before frosting (you want the brownies warm, not hot).
FROSTING
Combine all the ingredients into a bowl until smooth.
Spread frosting evenly on top of somewhat cooled brownies.
Let brownies fully cool before serving! Enjoy!
Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 509IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg