Spider Web Brownies
Delightful Spider Web Brownies that combine rich chocolate flavors with a fun icing design, perfect for Halloween parties.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 24 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- White icing
- Chocolate syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare the baking dish: Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter: In a large saucepot over low heat, melt your butter completely.
- Mix in sugar and eggs: Once melted, remove the pot from heat and whisk in the granulated sugar.
- Add vanilla: Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix everything: Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture using a spatula.
- Spread the batter: Pour the brownie batter into your prepared baking pan.
- Bake: Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes.
- Cool completely: Once out of the oven, let the brownies cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
- Add the spider web effect: Pipe the white icing over the top of the brownies in a spiral and create the spider web effect with a toothpick.
Notes
For a nuttier version, fold in chopped walnuts or pecans. You can also create a vegan version using flax eggs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: brownies, Halloween, dessert, chocolate, baking