Recipe: Ghoulish graveyard brownie slab

Try making this ghoulish graveyard brownie slab for Halloween. Photo by Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts /Handout

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This recipe, shared by the team at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, takes a classic dessert treat and gives it a ghoulishly good Halloween spin.

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The fun part about this recipe is you can customize the decoration to make it as spooky or sweet as you want it to be. In addition to the Rice Krispies tombstones, you could add Sour Patch Kids for zombies, Peeps for marshmallow ghosts, candy corns and much more.

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Ghoulish graveyard brownie slab

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Dark Chocolate Brownie Graveyard

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3/4 cup (180 mL) butter, melted

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1 1/4 cup (310 mL) dark chocolate, melted

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1 1/4 cup (310 mL) cake flour

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1/3 cup (80 mL) cocoa powder

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1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder

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1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar

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3/4 cup (180 mL) brown sugar

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1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) salt

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1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla extract

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4 whole eggs

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Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or lightly spray a 7×7-inch or 8×8-inch cake pan. Line with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper with a preferred cooking spray.

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In a large bowl, combine melted butter with both sugars and salt. Add melted chocolate to the mixture.

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In a separate bowl, whisk eggs together with vanilla, then add to chocolate mixture. Combine flour, baking powder and cocoa powder separately, then add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir until just combined.

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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and use a spatula to smooth the top.

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Bake at 325 F for 18 to 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completed before icing with

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Chocolate Ganache

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1/3 cup (80 mL) cream 35% fat

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1 cup (250 mL) dark chocolate

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In a small pot over medium heat, bring the cream to a simmer. Add the chocolate and mix well.

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Rice Krispies Tombstones

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1/2 cup (125 mL) butter

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2 1/2 (625 mL) Rice Krispie cereal

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3/4 cup (180 mL) mini marshmallows

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Pinch of salt

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In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and add the marshmallows. Stir and combine together. Once marshmallows have completely melted, remove from heat and add Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until cereal is well coated.

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Spread onto a greased cookie sheet. Once cooled and set, cut into small tombstone shapes. Using a small, round piping tip to decorate tombstones as desired with remaining chocolate ganache.

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Serves 6-8.

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