Heart Shaped Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Buttercream | City Market / Onion River Co-op

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, unsalted
• 3 ounces chocolate, unsweetened (chopped)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3 egg (large)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons espresso (instant powder)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, kosher
• 3⁄4 cup flour, all-purpose
• sugar, powdered (to sprinkle on finished brownies)
• raspberries (a few to top the brownies as desired )
• 12 ounces raspberries (fresh or frozen - try local from Adam's Berry Farm!)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 1⁄2 cups sugar, powdered (plus more for topping)
• vanilla (a splash)
• salt, kosher (a pinch)