Spooky Treats
Do you ever think about making spooky treats for Halloween? My neighborhood is having a local spooky gathering wherein I am one of the featured guests to bring spooky delights to make everyone’s palates crave and dig in for more.
This is my favorite CCCC recipe--cheap coffin and caskets brownie pie recipe favorite recipes --I used to make these for my Halloween special treats.
Ingredients:
· 8 T butter, cut and in room temperature
· 2 eggs (large)
· ½ - ¾ cup + 2 T all-purpose flour or cake flour
· Royal Icing (white or any color of your choice
· 1/4 cup white sugar
· 1/8 cup brown sugar
· ½ cup + 1T cocoa powder
· 8 T butter, cut and in room temperature
· Some marzipan or almond paste
· 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
· 2 eggs (large)
· 1/4 cup white sugar
· 1/8 cup brown sugar
· 8 ounces dark-chocolate-covered almonds, chopped
· Some marzipan or almond paste
· 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
v Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter your pan ( 8 inch round or square)
v Melt the butter in a saucepan, on medium or low heat
v Use a sifter and sift the cocoa powder on the pan, whisk it and until combined. Let it cool for 5 mins.
v Add in eggs and pure vanilla extract.
v Add in sugar, combine in flour slowly.
v Add in some nuts or almonds if preferred.
v Add the rest of the ingredients and a pinch of salt.
v Add to your baking pan and bake for 25 mins or until set.
v Let it cool for 15-30 mins.
v Cut the brownies and decorate with marzipan and cocoa powder for dusting.
v Use a coffin shaped template or casket cookie cutters for ease.
v Decorate as you wish with icing dots and marzipan. Serve.