Whole Wheat Chocolate Walnut Brownies with Mocha Icing

I was making brownies tonight and decided to substitute brown flour for the all-purpose flour. They turned out great and even stayed really nice and moist! 

I couldn't wait for the brownies to cool so they're not the most beautiful ones I've ever made but they sure were delicious!

To make these healthified brownies yourself, you will need:

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Start off by pre-heating your oven to 350 degrees, then grease and flour a 9x9 baking dish.
Cream together your butter, sugar and vanilla, then beat in your eggs. Be careful not to over-beat the mixture though.

Next, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and then stir it into the creamed mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.

Pour the batter into your greased/floured pan and place into pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes. When is done, a toothpick will come out with a little liquid on it, but not a whole bunch of batter. 

Let cool for a couple hours, or if you're really eager like me, sneak it into the freezer for about 30 minutes.

In the meantime, to make the Mocha icing, you will need:

• 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 2/3 cups of strong instant coffee (approximately 1 heaping tbsp per 2/3 water)
• 2 heaping tbsp cocoa powder

Beat butter, 2 tbsp of coffee, cocoa and 1 cup of icing sugar together in bowl. Slowly alternate adding coffee and sugar until you have desired amount and consistency.

When your brownies have cooled you may ice them. Make sure that they really are cool though, otherwise the icing will melt and run all over the place! To top them off, sprinkle some shaved chocolate or walnuts on the icing and voila!