Brownie Spiderweb

Brownies and vanilla frosting come together in these creative brownies – a perfect dessert treat on the occasion of Halloween.

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker* Chocolate Chunk Brownies Mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box
1 tub Betty Crocker* Creamy Deluxe Vanilla Frosting or Betty Crocker* Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
1/4 cup (50 mL) semisweet chocolate chips
1 large black gumdrop

1

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 12-inch pizza pan with foil; grease foil with shortening. Make brownie mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Spread batter in pan.
2

Bake 26 to 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out almost clean. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
3

Frost brownie with vanilla frosting. Place chocolate chips in small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Place in bowl of very hot water; let stand until chips are melted. Cut off tiny corner of bag. To make spiderweb, pipe melted chocolate on frosting in spiral pattern, starting at centre and keeping lines about 3/4 inch apart. Using toothpick or knife, draw lines outward through frosting, starting at centre of brownie.
4

Cut gumdrop crosswise into thirds. Place small rounded end, rounded side up, on brownie for spider body. Cut 4 thin strips from each remaining gumdrop slice for legs; place on each side of spider body.

Ingredient Substitution: A gummy spider, available at candy shops in time for Halloween, is a good substitution for the gumdrop spider.
Microwave Option: To melt the chocolate chips for the web design, place them in a small microwave-safe container. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring once during cooking.