Taste of Home
Brownie Haunted House
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling
YIELD: 16 servings.
You don’t have to worry about getting this spooky showstopper to stand upright. These fudgy brownies are the perfect canvas for creating a silly haunted house. Trick-or-treaters beware! —Sarah Farmer, Greenfield, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 cup sugar
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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2/3 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup water
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2 teaspoons instant coffee granules, optional
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1-3/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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Vanilla frosting
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Chocolate frosting
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Paste food coloring
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Assorted sprinkles
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Assorted candies
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 325°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil, letting ends extend up sides. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugars, butter, water and, if desired, coffee granules; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add chocolate chips and stir until melted. Cool slightly.
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2.
Whisk eggs until foamy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla; gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; stir into chocolate mixture.
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3.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake on a lower oven rack until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake), 30-40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
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4.
Lifting with foil, remove brownie from pan; let cool completely. Discard foil. Cut off corners of brownie to resemble a house. If desired, cut scraps into pumpkins and ghosts using cookie cutters. Tint vanilla frosting as desired with paste food coloring. Decorate brownie house with frosting and candies.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 293 calories, 15g fat (9g saturated fat), 67mg cholesterol, 196mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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