Ingredients
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200 g Dark chocolate (70%)
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200 g Butter
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300 g Golden caster sugar
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4 Medium sized eggs
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100 g Plain flour
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50 g Cocoa powder
Cream cheese topping:
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340 g Cream cheese
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160 g Icing sugar
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80 ml Double cream
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2 tsps Vanilla bean paste
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19 g Orange food colouring gel
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Halloween decorations
Halloween Brownies


Try these festive brownies with a spooky cream cheese topping for a fun treat this Halloween.
- 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!
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Halloween Brownies


Try these festive brownies with a spooky cream cheese topping for a fun treat this Halloween.
Prep
30 minutes
Total
1 hour
Serves
US | Metric
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
- 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!
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