Read on for directions to make these Ghoulish Treats!
Ingredients for the Brownies:
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Fudge Chocolate Brownie Mix
- 125g butter, melted
- 2 extra large egg
Preparing the Brownies:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced). Grease a 20cm square shallow cake pan and line the base and sides with baking paper.
- Open the brownie box, remove enclosed frosting sachet and reserve for another use. Mix the brownie mix, butter and eggs together in a bowl until well blended. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a round-bladed knife inserted into the centre comes out almost clean. Remove from the oven. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely in the pan; about 30 minutes.
- 3. Lift the brownie from the pan using the baking paper and cut in half. Cut 1 half into 8 squares. Cut the other half into 4 rectangles about 4cm x 7cm (see diagram). You will have a strip of brownie left over from this half to discard or eat!
- The brownies will keep for 2-3 days in a cool place.
Ingredients for the Decoration
- 30g (about 1 heaped tablespoon) Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ Chocolate Fudge Frosting
- 8 large white chocolate buttons
- 8 dark chocolate drops
- 4 mini orange jelly beans
- 2 mini chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, cut into quarters
- 80g Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ Vanilla Frosting
- 8 edible eyeballs
- Green food colouring paste or gel
- 8 red sugar-coated mini chocolate beans
- 1/2 teaspoon chocolate sprinkles
- 1 small tube black writing icing
- 4 short pieces liquorice, halved
Owl Brownies
(Makes 4)
- Roughly swirl the chocolate fudge frosting over 4 square brownies with the tip of a small palette knife.
- For the eyes, place 2 white chocolate buttons on each brownie, then attach 2 dark chocolate drops to the buttons with a tiny dot of any remaining chocolate frosting.
- Attach 1 mini jelly bean to each brownie to resemble beaks.
- Place 2 peanut butter cup quarters, cut-side down, at the top of each brownie for eyebrows.
Halloween Mummy Brownies
(Makes 4)
- Spoon 30g vanilla frosting into a small disposable piping bag and snip off the end.
- Pipe the frosting over the remaining 4 square brownies in zig-zag lines to resemble bandages.
- Attach 2 eyeballs to each brownie.
Frankenstein Brownies
(Makes 4)
- Place remaining vanilla frosting in a bowl and use the green food colouring paste or gel to colour the remaining vanilla frosting bright green. Spread over the 4 brownie rectangles.
- Place 2 chocolate beans on each frosted brownie for eyes.
- Sprinkle the tops of 2 of the brownies with chocolate sprinkles for hair.
- Dot the eyes with black writing icing for pupils and use the icing to pipe mouths, hair and stitches on the faces.
- Push 2 pieces of liquorice into the side of each brownie for bolts.
Background Decorating Tips
- Choose a smooth flat surface on which to create your background, such as a large chopping board, baking tray or even the kitchen workbench. (Note: make sure it is a clean and food safe surface or cover the surface with a sheet of baking paper before you begin.)
- Spoon Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ Chocolate Fudge Frosting and/or Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ Vanilla Frosting (coloured with food colouring paste or gel, as desired) into piping bags fitted with medium writing nozzles. Pipe background features from the story onto your chosen surface.
- Use sweets, crushed biscuits, cake crumbs, fruit, etc. to create additional details.
- Be as creative as you like and have fun!
