Spider Web Brownies
Deliciously rich and fudgy brownies adorned with spooky white icing webs, perfect for Halloween gatherings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup white icing (store-bought or homemade)
- Black decorative chocolate or candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat until completely liquid.
- Mix in the sugar until dissolved, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine.
- Incorporate the flour and cocoa powder gradually while folding gently with a spatula.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool the brownies for 10-15 minutes in the pan, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Spread the white icing generously over the cooled brownies.
- Create the spider web design by piping circles in a spiral onto the icing, then dragging outward with a toothpick.
- Finish by decorating with black chocolate or candy eyeballs.
Notes
For variations, try adding nuts, crushed peppermint, or even a spicy kick with cayenne pepper.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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