SKELETON BROWNIES

Skeleton Brownies

Fudgy homemade Skeleton Brownies are spooky good!  Dark chocolate chewy brownies made fresh from scratch, and topped with Easy Royal Icing “bones”.  As much fun to make as they are to eat, and perfect for a Halloween party! 

Rich, chewy and moist homemade brownies are always wonderful - and you'll adore these - and so will everyone else!  Just plain fun, and so simple to make!

Skeleton Brownie Cakelets

LET'S START WITH THE BEST BROWNIE INGREDIENTS:

• good quality unsalted butter
• good quality dark chocolate (I use Ghiradelli Dark bars)
• granulated sugar
• light brown sugar 
• fresh eggs 
• pure vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• Dutch processed cocoa
• baking powder
• touch of salt

Skeleton Brownies

DO I NEED A SPECIAL PAN?

I love using my Nordic Ware Spooky Skeleton Cakelet pan for these Halloween brownies, but if you don't have the specialty pan available, you can bake your brownies in a regular 9x13-inch pan lined with parchment paper, and then using a skeleton cookie cutter to cut the shapes. Or cut the brownies into "coffin" shapes, and pipe the skeletons on top with the Easy Royal Icing.  This is more a concept than anything - so have fun!

If you are using the Nordic Ware Spooky Skeleton Cakelet pan, make sure to prepare the pan before baking your brownies to allow for easy removal and best definition. I've tested various methods - butter, oil, butter, cocoa - I've tried them all, but for this particular cakelet, I had the best detail and definition spraying each well with non-stick BAKING spray, and then using a pastry brush to brush the flour and oil into each little crevice.  You'll need to wash and prepare the pan before each batch.  

Another tip - make sure to gently tap the pan on the counter top after filling with brownie batter, which will remove air bubbles.  Place a kitchen towel on your countertop, and then gently tap the pan a good 15-20 times, letting it sit for 3 minutes before giving it another 10-15 taps.  Because of the detail of the pan, I recommend NOT adding any chocolate chips or add-ins to the brownie batter.

Skeleton Brownies

NO BONES ABOUT IT...
​THESE ARE THE BEST SKELETON BROWNIES EVER!

Skeleton Brownie Cakelets

SKELETON BROWNIES

Fudgy homemade Skeleton Brownies are spooky good!  Dark chocolate chewy brownies made fresh from scratch, and topped with Easy Royal Icing “bones”.  As much fun to make as they are to eat, and perfect for a Halloween party!  
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Skeleton Brownies

INGREDIENTS:
BROWNIES:
½ cup butter
8 ounces chopped dark chocolate (I use Ghiradelli Dark bars)
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar (packed)
2 large eggs (room temperature)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
¾ cup dutch processed cocoa
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
 
EASY ROYAL ICING:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons Wilton Meringue Powder
6-8 tablespoons water (room temperature)
 
HOW I MAKE THESE:

1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in chopped chocolate, stirring constantly.  Pour into a large mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly for 10 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lower oven rack to lower third position.  I love using my Nordic Ware Spooky Skeleton Cakelet pan for this recipe – simply spray with non-stick baking spray, using a small pastry brush to evenly coat every nook and cranny of the pan, and you are good to go! 
3. Whisk the granulated and brown sugars into the cooled butter/chocolate mixture.  Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking until smooth after each addition.  Whisk in the vanilla. 
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. 
5. Gently fold half of the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture, stirring just until blended; repeat with remaining half.
6. Pour batter into prepared baking pan, filling each about ¾ full.  Gently tap pan on counter top to remove air bubbles.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakelets comes out clean.  Keep an eye on them and DO NOT OVERBAKE.
8. Allow brownies to cool for 8 minutes, then invert onto a parchment-paper covered baking sheet.  As soon as they reach room temperature, cover the pan with plastic wrap to retain moisture in the brownies until you can frost and decorate.
9. TO MAKE EASY ROYAL FROSTING:  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the powdered sugar, meringue powder and 6 tablespoons of room-temperature water and beat on high speed for 5 minutes. You may need to add a tablespoon or two more, depending on the weather and humidity.
10. After five minutes of beating, lift the paddle up off the icing - the icing should drizzle down in a ribbon and smooth out within 10-15 seconds with the frosting in the bowl. If it's too thick, add a little more water (a teaspoon at a time). If it's too thin, add a little more sifted confectioners' sugar (a tablespoon or two at a time).
11. If you haven’t made royal icing before, you maybe not be familiar that this icing crusts VERY quickly! When exposed to air icing forms a crust on the surface within 5-10 minutes.
12. To prevent this from happening, you need to cover royal icing when you’re not working directly with it - for the short term you can cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel or damp paper towel. 
13. FROST & DECORATE!   Place Easy Royal Icing in a decorating bag filled with a small tip (1 or 2) and pipe skeleton outline onto each brownie.
14. Allow frosting to set and dry completely before storing – place each decorated brownie on parchment paper in a single layer until frosting is completely set and dry.  Place brownies in individual self-sealing bags or containers for easy freezing and serving. 

YIELD:  8 skeleton cakelets

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