Decadent halloween brownies

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cups(4 sticks) unsalted butter
16ouncesChocolate chips
6ouncesUnsweetened chocolate
6Eggs
2tablespoonsInstant espresso powder
2tablespoonsVanilla extract
2⅞cupSugar
1cupFlour
1tablespoonBaking powder
1teaspoonSalt
2cupsChocolate chips
2cupsChopped walnuts
1Tub prepared vanilla frosting
1Tub prepared chocolate frosting
Orange food coloring (or mix red and yellow)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt together butter, chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate in top of double boiler until smooth. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature.

In large bowl, whisk together eggs, espresso powder, vanilla and sugar.

Stir in cooled chocolate mixture; combine well. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Pour into buttered 15-by-10-inch baking pan.

Bake 30 minutes in preheated oven. Let cool completely in pan on rack.

Cover and chill overnight.

In large bowl, whip vanilla frosting until light and fluffy, using electric mixer. Use food coloring to dye frosting deep orange color. Using favorite cookie cutters such as pumpkins, cats or leaves, cut shapes out of chilled brownies, carefully loosening from pan with spatula. Decorate brownies with frosting. Makes about 1 dozen.

This recipe is from Cristina Ferrare, host of The Family Channel's "Home & Family" show

Recipe by: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #863 by Dianne Larson Ward <dianne@...> on Oct 24, 1997