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Carrot Patch Brownies
Benchi

Carrot Patch Brownies

The Easter Bunny will be hopping around the corner any day now and he will love getting to snack on a few carrots from these Carrot Patch Brownies! They’re easy to decorate and would look super cute as the sweet treat for any Easter or Spring time meal!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 9
Course: Desserts

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ounce chocolate syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chocolate icing
  • 1 cup white icing
  • Orange food coloring
  • Green food coloring
  • Green edible grass or green rope candy for carrot tops
  • Decorating tips #12 and #233

Equipment

  • 8x8 square baking pan

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325F. Line 8x8 square baking pan with parchment paper or foil with overlapping ends. (Or prepare in individual brownie tins) In a large bowl, combine diced butter, sugar and cocoa powder. Microwave and heat for 30 seconds. Stir mixture and microwave for another 30 seconds. Let chocolate mixture cool slightly. When chocolate mixture has cooled a bit, stir in vanilla and salt. Stir in eggs. Mix in flour until completely incorporated, stir in chocolate syrup. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30-45 minutes until done. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Once cooled, cut brownies into squares. Spread chocolate frosting onto brownies. Top frosted brownies with mini chocolate chips. Tint 10 tablespoons of white icing orange. Tint 6 tablespoons of white icing green. Fill piping bag fitted with #12 tip with orange icing. Pipe 3 carrot tops onto each brownie. Fill piping bag fitted with #233 tip with green icing and pipe a few patches of grass onto each brownie. Cut Green Edible Grass Or Green Rope Candy into pieces for Carrot Tops. Place carrot tops onto icing carrots; each carrot will need three pieces.