Acorn Brownie Cake

Name: Acorn Brownie Cake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 473 milliliters packed brown sugar; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 1 liters confectioners sugar; 5 eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 15 servings Red and yellow liquid or paste food coloring; 6 Tbsps milk; 177 milliliters peanut butter; 177 milliliters coarsely chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters shortening; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Acorn Brownie Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 577 calories. This recipe serves 15. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up shortening, vanillan extract, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

In a bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar.

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Peanut Butter

Brown Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Egg

Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.

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Spread

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Baking Pan

Bake a t 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

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Toothpicks

Wire Rack

Oven

For frosting, cream butter, shortening and vanilla. Beat in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.

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Powdered Sugar

Shortening

Frosting

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Milk

Place 6 tablespoons each in two bowls. Tint one red and one yellow; set aside.

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Bowl

Add cocoa to the remaining frosting; mix well.

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Frosting

Cocoa Powder

Using the acorn pattern and folded waxed paper, trace bottom of acorn up to dark brown dashed line.

Cut out and unfold.

Trace the acorn cap onto folded waxed paper.

Cut out and unfold.

With a sharp knife, trace patterns on cooled brownie; cut out.

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Knife

Cut the remaining brownie into three to five leaves using a 3-in. maple leaf cutter; set aside. On a 16-in.-square covered board, position acorn cap over the acorn bottom in center of board. Frost top and sides of acorn with tan frosting.

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Frosting

Maple Syrup

Sprinkle pecans over acorn cap.

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Pecans

Frost leaves with remaining tan frosting. Using an icing spatula, randomly blend red and yellow frosting over leaves. Use a toothpick to form veins in the leaves. Arrange decorated leaves around the acorn.

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Frosting

Icing