Santa Hat Frosted Brownies
Celebrate the holidays with Santa hat brownies, featuring moist chocolate brownies decorated with fun, festive frosting for a cheerful Christmas treat.
Equipment
- 9x9-inch baking pan
- Piping bags
Ingredients
Brownies
- ½ cup unsalted butter (browned)
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
Frosting
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- Pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, melt the browned butter with the semisweet chocolate chips, stirring until smooth.
- Add the sugars and salt to the chocolate mixture. Beat in the eggs, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Sift in the cocoa powder and flour, folding gently until just incorporated. Avoid overmixing.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
- Let the brownies cool completely in the pan, then lift them out using the parchment paper.
- Slice the cooled brownies in half horizontally. Cut each half into triangles to form Santa hat shapes.
- To make the frosting, beat the softened butter and cream cheese together until creamy and smooth.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing until fully combined. Set aside a small amount of frosting to keep white for the trim and pom-poms, then add pink coloring to the remaining larger batch.
- Spoon each frosting color into separate piping bags, cutting a slightly larger tip on the pink frosting bag.
- Pipe white frosting along the base of each triangle and a small dot at the tip to mimic the hat trim and pom-pom.
- Fill the center of each hat with the pink frosting.
- Decorate with sprinkles if desired and serve. Enjoy your festive Santa hat brownies!
Notes
- To brown butter, add it to a sauce pan and melt on medium heat for 5 to 8 mins.
- Make sure brownies are completely cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- Use parchment paper for easy removal and clean edges.
- Cut brownies gently to maintain the triangle shape.
- Adjust frosting tips to control the size of your hat trim and pom-poms.
- You can also use mini marshmallows hat for trimmings and pom poms if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 990kcalCarbohydrates: 136gProtein: 7gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 168mgSodium: 271mgPotassium: 307mgFiber: 4gSugar: 121gVitamin A: 1367IUCalcium: 80mgIron: 3mg
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