Chess Squares with Butterscotch Icing

These super sweet squares are best when served in very small portions.

Chess Squares
makes 9 x 13 inch baking dish

1 stick butter, soft
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup AP flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and sea salt.  Add milk and flour and whip very briefly to combine.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes.

Butterscotch Icing

2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3 Tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup 10X sugar

Bring brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, milk and butter to a boil in a microwave safe glass bowl.  Stir.  Continue to microwave for 1 additional minute.  Add vanilla and 10x sugar.  Stir vigorously until icing ribbons and holds its shape.  Pour over warm chess cake.  Let cool completely before slicing.  (If you slice it while warm, the icing with be very drippy.)

Serve small squares with small scoops of ice cream and top with whipped cream.

(This is very sweet.  So, small bites are best.)

Before Icing

After Icing