But if you're hoping to make an excellent (and gooey) pan of brownies, you're in luck, because Brown takes this dessert from great to absolutely excellent. All you need do is bake your brownies twice.

The brownies I made were dense, cocoa-powder-based and rich with walnuts. They are good on their own, but to make them sublime, I spread them with brown butter frosting. To make brown butter ...

Most of the time was spent waiting around until I could eat the brownies The first step was to brown a lot of butter on the stove before adding in espresso powder and a coffee ice cube.

Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and vigorously whisk until ... Spread in prepared pan. Bake brownies until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes.

or until the top of the brownies begins to crack. Courtesy of Dante Parker If you’re making the additional caramel drizzle, whisk together cream, corn syrup and brown sugar in a small saucepan ...

Bake brownies, tenting pan with foil if edges or top brown too quickly, until a tester inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pan 20 ...