Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Styling: Rishon Hanners
This recipes makes 3 cups of each flavor of frosting, if that ends up being more than you need to Neapolitan 1 box of brownies, you can save the leftovers for dipping other store-bought baked goods like crispy rice treats or doughnuts. The idea is to make the Neapolitan Icing flavors, then dip to your heart's content.
Tip: If you refrigerate your brownies once they’ve cooled slightly, cutting clean edges is a breeze.
These icings will start to stiffen as they sit. They will be good for 1/2 hour after you mix them up. If you want to make them in advance and use them later, place them in a bowl and lay a damp paper towel directly on the surface. And then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature. If necessary, whisk in an additional 1-2 Tbsp. hot water to recapture proper consistency.
How to Make It
Step 1
To prepare brownies, bake brownies according to package instructions; cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut brownies into squares; remove from pan.
Step 2
To prepare vanilla icing, place powdered sugar, meringue powder, and vanilla in bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer. With mixer running on medium speed, gradually add 7 tablespoons of the water. Beat until well combined, about 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides as necessary. If necessary, add up to 1 more tablespoon water, and beat until desired consistency is reached. Set aside.
Step 3
To prepare strawberry icing, place powdered sugar, jam, meringue powder, and vanilla in bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer. With mixer running on medium speed, gradually add 6 tablespoons of the water. Beat until well combined, about 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides as necessary. If necessary, add up to 1 more tablespoon water, and beat until desired consistency is reached.
Step 4
To assemble, place an offset spatula in hot water for 3 to 5 seconds. Dip right edge of 1 brownie square (about 1/3 of brownie) into vanilla icing, and smooth edges using warm offset spatula; wipe spatula clean. Dip left edge of the brownie square (about 1/3 of brownie) into strawberry frosting and smooth edges with offset spatula; wipe spatula clean. Transfer brownie to a wire wrack. Repeat procedure with remaining brownie squares. Let sit at room temperature until icing is set, about 30 minutes.
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