Brownie Graduation Caps Recipe

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Our home economists needed just a few items to create these cute chocolaty caps that guests will gobble up. The tasty treats are a snap to assemble by topping brownie cupcakes with mortarboards made from chocolate-covered graham cookies. A red licorice tassel adds the fast finishing touch.

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Brownie Graduation Caps Recipe

Prep: 55 min. Bake: 25 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

55 25 80

Ingredients

1 package fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch pan size)
48 fudge graham cookies or graham cracker halves
1 cup chocolate frosting
48 pieces red shoestring licorice
48 Skittles bite-size candies

Directions

Prepare brownie batter according to package directions for cake-like brownies. Fill paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 21-24 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely (remove paper liners while cupcakes are still warm).
Slice 1/8-in. from the top of each cupcake to level. Invert cupcakes; attach a cookie to each with a small amount of frosting. For tassel, place a licorice piece and a candy on top of each cookie, attaching with frosting. Let stand until set. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 833 calories, 17 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 216 mg sodium, 166 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Brownie Graduation Caps in Simple & Delicious May/June 2006, p49