Halloween Brownies
Halloween themed brownies with a cream cheese frosting.
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Ingredients
- 200 g Dark chocolate 70%
- 200 g Butter
- 300 g Golden caster sugar
- 4 Medium sized eggs
- 100 g Plain flour
- 50 g Cocoa powder
Cream cheese topping:
- 340 g Cream cheese
- 160 g Icing sugar
- 80 ml Double cream
- 2 tsps Vanilla bean paste
- 19 g Orange food colouring gel
- Halloween decorations
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 165℃.
- Place the chocolate and the butter into a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until it has fully melted. Take it off the heat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs and the golden caster sugar.
- Use an electric whisk to beat it until it is pale, thick and has doubled in size.
- Use a sieve, sift in the flour and cocoa powder into the egg/sugar mix. Fold it through until well combined.
- Pour the melted chocolate and butter into the bowl and mix until you have a fudgy batter.
- Place the brownie mixture into a lined 20x30cm tin. Then bake in the oven for 22-24 minutes.
- Take the brownie out and set it aside to cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile you can get the halloween frosting ready.
- Place the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla bean paste and orange food colouring into a large mixing bowl. use an electric whisk to beat it for a few minutes until it starts to thicken up.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled brownie. Then decorate with halloween decorations.
- Place it into the fridge for at least 4 hours but ideally overnight for it to set.
- Cut it into 24 equal sized portions and enjoy!
