This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.
If you need a quick and easy but still festive dessert to bring for a Halloween party or school bake sale, make these easy black cat (or bat) brownies! It’s even so simple that you can allow the kids to make it for you.
Brownies will always be a popular treat in our house which might explain why I make so many variations. It’s always hard to choose between the strawberry cream cheese brownies OR the toasted coconut and caramel OR the mint brownies. Too many choices.
So the obvious thing to do is to make brownies again but this time of year they should be Halloween themed. All it takes is a cookie cutter and a little frosting and some candy eyes to make these simple treats go from boring to cute!
Ingredients you need to make the black cat brownies:
- boxed brownie mix, prepared per box directions
- frosting in black
- frosting in orange or red
- Wilton candy eyes
- cookie cutters in cat and bat shapes
Alright, I know cookie cutters aren’t ingredients but they are essential to making these cute brownies. Choose cookie cutters that are not too intricate because otherwise it can be difficult to get the brownies out whole. This set on Amazon is an even better choice than the ones I have!
How To Decorate the Black Cat Brownies:
- Cut out the brownies with a cookie cutter, using a knife to assist you if needed.
- Add dots of black frosting/ icing for the eyes (see picture #1).
- Make sure to add the candy eyes before the frosting sets (see picture #2).
- Use the orange or red frosting to add a mouth and any other embellishments you would like to add.
You can decorate these as much or as little as you want (they are your brownies and unless you share a picture with me I will never know). I would suggest you go for the less is more approach. I prefer to keep them simple with just the eyes and a mouth but my kids really liked the more decorated one. It’s totally up to you.
NOTE: Although your cute feline friends may be tempted to eat their brownie counterparts, cats should not eat brownies because even a small amount of chocolate can poison cats.
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Equipment
- cookie cutters in cat and bat shapes
Ingredients
- 1 boxed brownie mix prepared per box directions
- 2 Tbsp frosting in black
- 1/4 cup frosting in orange or red
- 24 Wilton candy eyes
Instructions
- Cut out the brownies with a cookie cutter, using a knife to assist you if needed.
- Add dots of black frosting/ icing for the eyes (see picture #1).
- Make sure to add the candy eyes before the frosting sets (see picture #2).
- Use the orange or red frosting to add a mouth and any other embellishments you would like to add.
Notes
Nutrition
Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!
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- Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars from Fake Ginger
- Day of the Dead Mexican Hot Cocoa from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
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- Sugar Skull S’mores Cheesecake from Cookaholic Wife
- Jack Skellington Peanut Butter Cups from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Hocus Pocus Potion from Jen Around the World
- Halloween Puppy Chow from Daily Dish Recipes
- Halloween Spooky Finger Cupcakes from Everyday Eileen
- Ghostly Halloween Brownie Cupcakes from Sweet Beginnings
- Halloween Chocolate Crack from Back To My Southern Roots
- Frosted Halloween Sheet Pan Cookies from Creative Southern Home
- Slime Lava Cakes from The Spiffy Cookie
- Monster Mash Halloween Edible Cookie Dough from Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
- Monster Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
- Dia de los Muertos Cake from Lemon Blossoms
- Ghoul’s Blood Cocktail from West Via Midwest
- Halloween Pretzel Owls from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Haunted Gingerbread House from The Redhead Baker
- Black Cat Brownies from Jonesin’ For Taste
- Frankenberry Berry Hand Pies from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Bat-tastic Caramel Apples from The Beard and The Baker
- Haunted House Cupcake Tower from Pint Sized Baker
- Halloween Mummy Pizza Toast from Katie’s Cucina
- Sanderson Sisters Cocktails from Love and Confections
- Ghostly Pumpkin Custards from My Sweet Zepol
- Cinnamon & Sugar Pretzel Bones from Savory Moments
- Halloween Candy Kabobs from Intelligent Domestications
- Halloween Hand Pies from A Blender Mom
- Halloween Dessert Board from Books n’ Cooks
Happy Halloween! It’s October which means it’s time for Spooky Season and this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event! #HalloweenTreatsWeek is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife & its a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.
“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”
For the 2nd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 41 fantastically talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 160 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can’t wait for you to see them all! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!
Plus, don’t forget that we have 6 (six) great giveaways for you this week thanks to our amazing sponsors!
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Prize #1
Prize #1 — Dixie Crystals is giving away a “Dinner and Dessert Set” – ONE 6-Quart Cook & Carry Programmable Slow Cooker, a Pyrex mixing bowl set plus some fun Dixie Crystals items like a Dixie Crystal Apron and Cookbook!
Prize #2
Prize #2 — Adam’s Extract is giving away – 1 Gift Pack – including 4oz Adams Best, 1.5 oz Peppermint, 1.5oz Almond, 1 bottle vanilla cinnamon sugar, 1 bottle pumpkin pie spice
Prize #3
Prize #3 —Wilton is giving away a Texturra 7-Piece Bakeware Set
Prize #4
Prize #4 — Sweets and Treats Shop is giving away a large baking box of goodies! Sweets and Treats will send one lucky winner a large assortment of sprinkles and lines and other samples of their products!
Prize #5
Prize #5 — Treat Street USA is giving away a set of Holiday Treat Decorations (1 Gummy Assortment, 1 Marshmallow Snowman, 1 Toy Solider and 1 Gingerbread Men)
Prize #6
Prize # 6– Litehouseis giving away the following: 1 Litehouse® Honeycrisp Apple Cider, 1 Litehouse® Old Fashioned Caramel, 1 Litehouse® Pumpkin Spice Caramel, 1 Litehouse® Butterscotch Caramel & 1 Litehouse® Chocolate Dip, Snack Packs
Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsors to winners, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from October 7th – October 13th at 11:59PM EST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 6 (six) prizes and therefore we will have a total of 6 (six) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.
Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam’s Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop, Treat Street USA and Litehouse! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.
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