"Be Mine" Brownie

Serves: 6

Ashlynn O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

45

Sweetness

50

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Water

2 large

Egg

Directions:

1

HEAT oven to 350 degrees F

2

Coat bottom only of 8-inch springform pan (or 8-inch round cake pan) with no-stick cooking spray

3

PREPARE brownie mix as directed on package using the oil, water and eggs

4

Bake 50 to 55 minutes

5

Cool 10 minutes

6

Run knife around edges of brownie, remove outer sleeve from springform pan

7

If using round cake pan, invert brownie onto cooling rack, then turn right side up

8

Cool completely

9

PRESS a 4-inch wide heart-shaped cookie cutter gently into center of cooled brownie, just far enough to leave an impression

10

Remove cookie cutter

11

Spread preserves inside the heart-shaped outline

12

POINT five-star tip straight down to outer edge of heart outline

13

Press nozzle gently (amount of pressure determines size of star)

14

Release and lift nozzle forming a star

15

Repeat placing stars very close together to cover entire brownie

16

ROTATE brownie one-half turn or until heart is sideways

17

Point tip at a 45 degrees angle at bottom of heart

18

Press nozzle gently, making one continuous ribbon to outline half of heart

19

Repeat with other side

20

Sprinkle stars with decorator sugar