Spider Brownie Tart

Spider Brownie Tart

This dessert combines the richness of chocolate with black licorice, sunflower seeds and vanilla frosting to create the ultimate Halloween treat.

 

Ingredients

  • 12 tart shells (1, 255g package)
  • 1 pkg (310g) brownie mix
  • 150g vanilla frosting (little over ½ cup)
  • Lime green gel-paste food colour
  • I tub (450g) chocolate frosting (1½ cups)
  • Black gel-paste food colour
  • 72 x 2¼ inch lengths of black licorice lace
  • 24 candy-coated green chocolate covered sunflower seeds (colour optional)
  • 24 candy-coated red chocolate candies (colour optional)

 

Directions

Step 1 – Mix:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare brownie mixture as per package directions in a medium bowl

2. Tint 150g vanilla frosting with green food coloring

3. Tint 450g chocolate frosting with black food coloring, put most in piping bag fitted w/ large round decorating tip, chilled in fridge for 30 minutes.

4. Reserve 75g of black icing and insert into piping bag fitted w/ small round tip.


Step 2 – Bake
1. Spoon brownie mixture evenly into each Tenderflake Tart Shell, filling to just below rim

2. Place tart shells on rimmed baking sheet and bake 18 - 22 minutes or until almost set in centre.

3. Cool thoroughly.

Step 3 – Decorate!
1. Once cooled, frost the top of each tart w/ lime green frosting. Pipe a large ball of chilled black chocolate frosting for the body and a smaller one for the head - as pictured.

2. Insert licorice legs into body, anchoring “feet” into tart. For eyes, press green chocolate covered sunflower seeds into frosting head, adding black dots of frosting for the pupils and a red chocolate candy for the nose.

3. Arrange on platter and serve to your fearless guests!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Tenderflake.com. For step-by-step instructions, click here.

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