Gingerbread Brownies with Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

4 oz

semisweet chocolate, chopped

8 tbsp

unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour

1/4 cup

unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

EACH ground ginger, ground nutmeg, salt

1/4 tsp

ground cloves

eggs

1 cup

packed light brown sugar

1/3 cup

molasses

3 tbsp

crystallized ginger (finely chopped*)

1 tsp

vanilla extract

4 tbsp

unsalted butter (softened*)

2 1/4 cups

powdered sugar, divided

4 oz

softened cream cheese cut into 8 pieces**

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

ground nutmeg

1 tbsp

eggnog

cinnamon