toffee bar brownie sundaes/caramel sauce

How To Make toffee bar brownie sundaes/caramel sauce

• Step 1
  FOR ICE CREAM: Place ice cream in medium bowl and soften slightly at room temperature.
• Step 2
  Stir in chopped toffee bars and over bowl with plastic wrap and freeze. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead)
• Step 3
  FOR CARAMEL SAUCE: Bring whipping cream to simmer in heavy small saucepan and set aside.
• Step 4
  Combine sugar and 3 tablespoons water in heavy medium saucepan.
• Step 5
  Stir over medlium heat until sugar dissolves and increase heat to high and boil without stirring until caramel is deep amber color.
• Step 6
  Brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush if sugar crystals form and occasionally swirling pan, about 8 minutes.
• Step 7
  Remove from heat and slowly add warm whipping cream (mixture will bubble vigorously).
• Step 8
  Return sauce to low heat and stir until smooth.
• Step 9
  Remove from heat and mix in butter. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Step 10
  FOR BROWNIES: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Step 11
  Butter 9\" square baking pan with 2\" high sides.
• Step 12
  Combine butter and both chocolates in top of double boiler set over simmering water; stir until melted.
• Step 13
  Remove from over water and cool mixture slightly.
• Step 14
  Using electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Step 15
  Beat in chocolate mixture.
• Step 16
  Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
• Step 17
  Stir in all but 2 tablespoons chopped toffee bars and transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Step 18
  Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons chopped candy.
• Step 19
  For fudgy consistency, bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist batter still attached, about 27 minutes; for cakelike texture bake until tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 35 minutes.
• Step 20
  Cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)
• Step 21
  Rewarm sauce over low heat and cut brownie into 9 pieces.
• Step 22
  Spoon warm caramel sauce onto 8 plates.
• Step 23
  Place 1 brownie in center of each (reserve extra brownie for another use) and surround each with 3 small scoops of ice cream.
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