EASTER BROWNIES
Ingredients
BROWNIES
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 14 oz. dark chocolate (at least 60%), melted
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs
- Lindt Chocolate Chicks
FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Green food coloring
- Grass piping tip (Wilton #233)
Instructions
For the brownies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 13 x 9" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light a fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for about 5 minutes.
- Add melted chocolate. Mix until combined.
- Add flour and cocoa mixture. Mix until just combined. Don't OVERMIX!
- Pour batter into a pan and use a offset spatula to make the batter even.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Set on a wire rack to cool and then cut into squares.
For the frosting:
- In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla and milk. Mix until combined.
- Add green food coloring and mix until desired color.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #233 piping tip.
- Pipe grass on each of the brownie squares.
- Add chocolate chick and mini robin eggs.
Notes
*Makes 12 large brownies
Other than that, I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend filled with lots and lots of sugar!
*Makes 12 Brownies