Black Cat Brownie Recipes

SCAREDY-CAT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter an 8-inch square metal baking pan and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. In a medium saucepan, melt butter, sugar, and bittersweet chocolate over medium, stirring frequently, until smooth. Add to flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in eggs and vanilla, then let cool to room temperature, 10 minutes.
• Transfer batter to pan. Press 16 peppermint patties evenly into batter and, with a small offset spatula, evenly spread batter to completely cover patties.
• Bake until cake is puffed and just set, about 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, 25 minutes, then top with 16 peppermint patties. Let cool 25 minutes more, then decorate peppermint patties with candy eyes and chocolate chip ears. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, 5 minutes. Using parchment, lift cake from pan and cut into 16 squares. Decorate with icing pens.

BLACK CAT BROWNIE

Steps:

• Line two 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; coat with cooking spray and set aside., Prepare brownie mix batter according to package directions. Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely; remove parchment., For cat's body, place 1 brownie circle on a covered board. From 1 side of the remaining brownie, cut a 1-in.-wide crescent-shaped slice; position tail on board. From the center of the opposite side, measure 2-3/4 in. toward the center. Make a vertical cut, forming a small half circle; cut in half and trim if desired, forming 2 ears. Position brownie with the flat side against the cat's body; trim sides of brownie as needed, forming the head. Add the ears. , Frost cat. Flatten yellow gumdrops. Cut 2 thin rounds from green gumdrop; position yellow and green gumdrops for eyes. Press black gumdrop into frosting for nose. Cut licorice into desired lengths for whiskers and a mouth; press lightly into frosting. Arrange candy corns at base of cat for toes.

BLACK CAT COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill 2 glasses with ice. Add the cola, cranberry juice, cherry brandy, vodka and cherry syrup to a shaker. Stir vigorously. Pour into the glasses. Garnish with the cherries and serve immediately.

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 square baking dish.
• Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and instant coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Place the beans, 1/4 cup chocolate chips and oil in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Add eggs, brown sugar, cocoa, vanilla, baking powder and salt; cover and process until smooth., Transfer to a parchment-lined 8-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with enough aluminum foil to hang over the edges. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
• Melt baking chocolate and butter together in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes. Stir sugar into chocolate mixture until dissolved. Cool mixture slightly.
• Mix eggs into into chocolate mixture until well mixed; stir in vanilla extract. Stir flour into chocolate mixture just until batter is moistened.
• Process pecans and dried cherries in a food processor until chopped; fold into batter with chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brownies begin to pull away from the edges and are set in the middle, about 1 hour.

BLACK CATS

Steps:

• Cut licorice strands into 24 (1/2-inch) pieces for whiskers and 4 (4-inch) pieces for tails.
• Using icing to secure candies, make face on top of each cake roll. Use black gumdrops for ears, baking bits for eyes and nose, and licorice for whiskers. Poke licorice in back end of each for tail.
• Let stand 5 minutes to set.

KITTY CAT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 (8-inch or 9-inch) round cake pans with foil; grease bottoms only with shortening or cooking spray.
• Make brownie batter as directed on box. Divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake 24 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely.
• Lift foil and brownie from pan; carefully remove foil. Cut 1 round as shown in diagram. Arrange uncut round and the pieces, top sides down, on large tray or foil-covered cardboard, 18x12 inches, to form cat. Frost cat, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting.
• Cut thin slice from bottom of each yellow gumdrop; use slices for eyes. Cut thin slice from green gumdrop; use to make pupils. Use black gumdrop for nose and shoestring licorice for whiskers, mouth and from paws. Attach 3 candy corn on each paw for claws. Store loosely covered.