Crumb cake brownies

Name: Crumb cake brownies
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1/3 cup unsalted butter; 1/3 cup heavy cream; 10 ½ ounces dark chocolate (approx. 70%), roughly chopped; 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 generous teaspoon sea salt; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 batch of Crumb Topping; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and allowed to cool slightly; 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon sea salt; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Dessert

Very Easy

44 min

Preparation

Preparation17 min

Cook time27 min

Preheat to 350° and line a 8" square pan with parchment. Put the chopped chocolate in a medium glass mixing bowl.
Set the butter and cream over medium heat and bring to a boil. When it has reached a boil, pour on to the chocolate and let it sit to allow the chocolate to soften and melt.
After a minute or two, stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth. Set aside to cool for about 10 minutes .
Add vanilla to the slightly cooled chocolate mixture. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Whisk in sugar and salt.
Add the flour to the chocolate mixture. Stir gently until just combined, don't overmix! Crumble the crumb topping evenly over the brownie batter.
Crumb Topping, adapted from Epicurious's Jam :
Whisk together melted butter, both sugars, cinnamon, and salt until smooth. Stir in flour, then blend and poke with a fork until it becomes crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs over top of brownie batter. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Cool in the pan on a cooling rack. Remove from pan before cutting.