| JACK-O-LANTERN BROWNIES | ||||
| Yields about 12 brownies | ||||
| 1-1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 eggs 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup baking cocoa 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting Orange paste food coloring Green and black decorating gel |
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| In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, butter and vanilla. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture. Line a greased 13x9x2-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. Run a knife around edge of pan. Invert brownies onto a work surface and remove waxed paper. Cut brownies with a 3-in. pumpkin cookie cutter, leaving at least 1/8-in. between each shape. (Discard scraps or save for another use.) Tint frosting with orange food coloring; frost brownies. Use green gel to create the pumpkin stems and black gel to decorate the faces. |
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