Description
Fudgy chocolate brownies topped with orange frosting and spooky black jack-o’-lantern faces, perfect for Halloween.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- Orange-tinted buttercream frosting
- Black icing (for pumpkin faces)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a square baking pan with parchment.
- Melt butter and whisk with sugar and cocoa until glossy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla, then stir in flour and salt just until combined.
- Spread batter into the pan and bake for 25–30 minutes; cool completely before decorating.
- Spread a smooth layer of orange buttercream frosting over cooled brownies.
- Cut into squares and pipe jack-o’-lantern faces using black icing.
- Serve for a festive and spooky Halloween dessert.
Notes
- Ensure brownies are completely cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- Use a piping bag for more precise decoration of jack-o’-lantern faces.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg