Salted Caramel Double Chocolate Brownies

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup

cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups

sugar

eggs

12 tbsp

unsalted butter

1/2 cup

all-purpose flour

2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/2 tsp

salt

1 tsp

brewed coffee (optional)

1/2 cup

bittersweet chocolate disks (optional)

1 cup

granulated sugar

6 tbsp

unsalted butter, room temp, cut into tablespoons

1/2 cup

heavy cream, room temp

to 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt (I used a finely-crushed pink Himalayan sea salt and it was fantastic!)