A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to make heart shaped brownies for my daughter’s kindergarten Valentine’s Day party. Well I’m proud to say I succeeded without any mishaps. This may be a first!
What I did was take a box of brownie mix and make it according to directions (it says to make them cake like to add another egg, which I did). I cooked them at the same temp and time, with one minor change. Instead of the recommended 9×13, I used a 11×14 glass pan. I was a little worried they would get over cooked, especially using the cake-like directions, but as it turned out they were just fine at the top temp.
Once out of the oven, I immediately used a heart-shaped cookie cutter and got 12 average size brownies out of it (with some scraps, of course, which we’ll be munching on for the next few days). Now this is important – I did NOT attempt to take the hot brownies out of the pan after I cut them. All I did was cut and let cool for 20-25 minutes, THEN took them out of the pan.
I’ve left them to cool off for a few hours before I try to frost them, which I’ll be using pink frosting that’s been heated up a bit (I’ve found out the hard way with cake disasters that warming up the frosting is a must!).
I’m so excited these came out just like I pictured them, and may do them again for Valentine’s day next year. =)
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