bit.ly Your family loves your brownies, but they seem a little too simple to take to a party, right? Here are two great decorating ideas from Betty Crocker Kitchens to add some pizzazz by using creative brownie toppings. Baker and author Liv Hansen shows you how to make festive brownies using frosting and sprinkles, AND how to make a brownie “pizza” with summertime fruit toppings. How to make brownie pizza and decorate brownies Decorate Festive Brownies You can decorate brownies with whatever topping you choose. Liv Hansen uses red, white and blue star sprinkles and a frosting drizzle for a Fourth of July party. 1. Bake brownies in a 13 x 9 baking pan. 2. Soften some vanilla frosting for 15 seconds in the microwave. 3. Take a fork and dip it into the softened frosting then drizzle it across the brownies. 4. Decorate the brownies by sprinkling decorative candy stars over the top of the brownies. The stars will stick to the frosting. Brownies and Berries Fruit Pizza When decorating a brownie fruit pizza, you can give this delicious dessert a casual look by randomly sprinkling the fruit on top, or for a more elegant look, arrange the fruit in a pattern. Here, Liv Hansen makes a cream cheese frosting and tops the dessert with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and finshes it with an apple jelly glaze. 1. Bake brownies in a large pizza pan. 2. To make the frosting add some sugar and vanilla to the softened cream cheese and mix until well combined. 3. Use an offset spatula …
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This is a simple homemade brownie recipe that makes 16 servings. Brownies 3/4 cup flour 3 eggs 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) Frosting 1/2 cup semi-sweet chips 1 tablespoon butter Brownie Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8×8 baking dish. (Tip: Instead of greasing the pan, line the baking dish with aluminum foil and grease the foil. When your brownies are done, you can just simply lift them out of the dish.) 2. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter and chocolate on low heat, stirring constantly. Once the mixture is smooth, set aside to cool. 3. While the chocolate is cooling, mix the sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a medium size bowl. Blend until fluffy. 4. Then add the flour, salt, and chocolate. Mix well. 5. Spread the batter in the baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 36-38 minutes. Once done, allow the brownies to cool for one hour before adding the frosting. Frosting Instructions Don’t prepare the frosting until just before you’re ready to put it on the brownies. 1. In a small saucepan, melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter. Stir constantly until smooth and fluid. 2. Drizzle or spread the frosting on top of the brownies. Let cool. Now you are ready to slice your brownies into 2 inch squares. Serve with a tall glass of milk… Yummy!
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Ingredients:
8 oz Walnut pieces
1 Stick butter; softened-4oz
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla extract
3 Squares unsweetened. Chocolate, melted (1 oz each)
2/3 c Flour plus 1/4 c Flour
12 1/4 oz Jar caramel topping
12 oz Semisweet chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
1/4 c Heavy cream
1/2 c Flaked coconut
Directions:
Coarsely chop walnuts. Measure out 1 cup and set aside. Finely chop remaining walnuts.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, beat together 1 stick butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate. Add 2/3 cup flour and beat until well blended. Stir in finely chopped nuts.
Spread batter evenly in greased, foil-lined 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. In a small bowl, mix together caramel and remaining 1/4 cup flour until blended. Drizzle over partially baked brownies. Sprinkle coarsely chopped nuts over top. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer, or until bubbly
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Ingredients:
8 Squares unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 c Butter or margarine
6 Eggs
3 c Granulated sugar
1 1/2 c Flour
1 tb Vanilla
1 c Chopped walnuts
Directions:
Melt chocolate and butter or margarine over hot water or in microwave on medium 4 minutes. Cool. Beat eggs until lemon colored. Gradually add sugar, beating until thick about 3 minutes. Stir in chocolate mixture, fold in flour, vanilla and nuts. Pour into two greased 2 l square pans. Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes. Toppings: Sprinkle with chopped nuts and semi sweet chocolate chips before baking. Sprinkle cool Brownies with icing sugar
Glaze: Melt 1 square of unsweetened chocolate with 1 tb of butter and 1/4 cup of milk, blend until smooth. Add 1 1/4 cup of icing sugar, blend well. Spread over pan cooled brownies. Rocky Road: Sprinkle 2 cups miniature marshmallows over 1 pan of brownies. Broil under preheated broiler until golden brown. Drizzle with 1 square melted semi sweet chocolate.
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Ingredients:
3 oz Cream cheese
6 tbsp Butter or margarine
3/4 cup Sugar
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Flour
1 tbsp Flour
1 2/3 cup Flaked coconut
1 cup Whole blanched almonds
6 oz Semisweet chocolate
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt
Directions:
Beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter until softened.
Beat in 1/4 cup sugar.
Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and coconut.
Reserve 16 whole almonds, chop the rest.
Stir in 1/3 cup chopped almonds; set aside.
Melt 5 oz chocolate and remaining butter (4 T) over low heat, until melted.
Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla.
Beat in 2 eggs. Stir in 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt.
Add remaining chopped almonds. Spread cheese batter on top.
Garnish with whole almonds.
Bake for 40 minutes until cake tester comes out clean, don’t overbake.
Melt remaining square of chocolate and drizzle over the brownies.
Cool in pan. Cut into squares.
Recipe can be doubled.
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