Santa Hat Brownies
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Ingredients (Yields 12-16 brownies):
1 pan of your favorite brownies cooled and shaped using a round cutter
12-16 small strawberries, cleaned and hulled
Vanilla-Mascarpone buttercream (recipe below)
Vanilla-Mascarpone how to:
(Courtesy of daisyt13.wordpress.com)
Ingredients (Yields 12-16 brownies):
1 pan of your favorite brownies cooled and shaped using a round cutter
12-16 small strawberries, cleaned and hulled
Vanilla-Mascarpone buttercream (recipe below)
Vanilla-Mascarpone how to:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
8 ounces of mascarpone cheese
2-1/2 to 3 cups of powdered sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
8 ounces of mascarpone cheese
2-1/2 to 3 cups of powdered sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Method:
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and mascarpone cheese until light and creamy for about 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and salt. Add 2-1/2 cups of powdered sugar, half a cup at a time and continue beating until smooth. Add more sugar, if needed to reach desired consistency and sweetness
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and mascarpone cheese until light and creamy for about 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and salt. Add 2-1/2 cups of powdered sugar, half a cup at a time and continue beating until smooth. Add more sugar, if needed to reach desired consistency and sweetness
To assemble, pipe a ring of vanilla buttercream on top of each brownie. Cut off the base of a strawberry so it is flat and place it upside down on each brownie, pushing slightly to secure in place. Top the tip of the strawberry with a dot of buttercream to finish the santa hat.
Enjoy!
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