Birthday Cake Brownies
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| Serves | 24 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 22 minutes |
| Total time | 37 minutes |
Birthday Cake Brownies just might replace cake for your next birthday celebration. The BEST homemade brownies with creamy birthday cake frosting - amazing!
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup yellow cake mix
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-4 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles
Directions
| Brownies | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a large glass bowl, melt the butter and chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Stir in sugars and cocoa powders until completely combined. Add eggs one at a time until incorporated. Add salt and vanilla and mix. Stir in flour just until combined. Spread batter evenly into greased 9x13" baking pan. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until tester comes out clean or with fudgy crumbs. Allow to cool completely. | |
| Frosting | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a mixing bowl beat butter, sugar, cake mix, vanilla, and 2 tbs milk until smooth. If too thick add more milk 1 tbs at a time until desired consistency is reached. Stir in sprinkles. Spread over cooled brownies and top with extra sprinkles if desired. Cut into 24 bars. | |
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KB says
I just stumbled upon your website and this posting is the first thing I read on it. I’m an animator, first-time mom and a long time self-taught baking enthusiast. I love trying out goodies recipes, making changes to existing ones and creating brand new ones from scratch for my recipe box. I know I’m late, but many congratulations on your book. Hope it’s doing well. Loved reading all that went into making it – very inspiring. My goodness, four kids with everything else – you’re Super Mom. I too was extremely sick during my pregnancy and had lost a lot of weight. Anyway. I’m definitely getting your book. Thank you for sharing this recipe – and others – with us 🙂
Stacy says
For the frosting, could you use funfetti cake mix instead of yellow cake mix?
Stephanie Brubaker says
I don’t see why not! Enjoy!
Diane Westby says
Dearest Stephanie,
What a great time for you and your children. I wish I had all those little ones at home and all cooking in the kitchen. To me there would be few things better than a bunch of kids at your feet while baking. The cookbook looks fabulous and I bet all of the recipes are out of this world. Best of luck to you and hope to order the cookbook soon.
Sincerely
Diane
Natalie says
Could I omit the dark cocoa and just use 1 C. cocoa? I dont have any of the dark on hand.. Thanks! Im going to be making these for my sons birthday treat for school since he requested brownies. These look amazing!!
Stephanie Brubaker says
Absolutely! I hope he enjoys them as much as we did 🙂
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
Congratulations on your cookbook! That’s so exciting. And these bars!!! They look amazing, and so fun.
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Wow!! You are a rock star for sure! Congrats on the cookbook. I can’t wait to see it! These brownies look to die for!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
All these recipes just look incredible! I can’t wait to see it. What a huge accomplishment!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I’m so excited for you!!
Stephanie Brubaker says
Thank you, Dorothy!
Melanie says
Oh the colors! It’s looks like a party in a baked good. SO much fun!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Congrats on your cookbook! You are amazing to get it done with everything you had going on!
Erin M. says
Congratulations!!! What an accomplishment!!
Melissa from Hungry Food Love says
Congrats on the cookbook. I love the topic and love this recipe!
Susan says
Big congrats to you! You had some giant hurdles and you totally rocked it, this cookbook looks amazing, as do these birthday cake brownies. I can never say no to frosted brownies.
Meg @ With Salt and Wit says
YAYAYA! So happy for you! I can’t wait to see it and make some delicious recipes! And in the mean time, I am all over these delicious brownies!
Rose | The Clean Dish says
Congratulations on your cookbook! Wow – I love the cover! I hope it’ll be a best seller 🙂 I know it’s stressful so hats off to you, what with all your little ones!!
Birthday cake brownies…. yum!!
Lana | NeverEnoughThyme says
Huge congratulations on your cookbook! I can’t imagine doing that with four little ones to take care of as well. Also, these brownies are so pretty. Very festive – just like a birthday cake should be.
Cookin Canuck says
Congratulations on the cookbook! And that is definitely a feat getting everything done while looking after a lot of little ones.
Sara says
The cover is so cute! And I have to say, I am amazed by you. I have 4 year old twins and a 2 year old and I can barely get the laundry done let alone write a book 🙂
Deb@ Cooking on the Front Burner says
Congrats on your cookbook! So exciting and these brownies look perfect!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Congratulations on your cookbook! How exciting! I love your brownie recipe — it’s so festive and pretty! It’s the perfect treat to toast your accomplishment with!
Catherine says
Dear Stephanie, these bars look so festive and fun. A perfect amount of frosting to brownie. Congratulations dear on your cookbook! How exciting!! xo, Catherine
Martha @ A Family Feast says
Congrats on your cookbook! Looks like one that everyone should have in their cookbook collection!
Jenny B @ Honey and Birch says
I am going to pretend it is my birthday, bake these brownies and preorder your cookbook as a birthday present to myself. 😉
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
Congratulations on your cookbook! That’s an amazing accomplishment in and of itself, let alone with everything else that you had going on. These brownies look beyond delicious. I look forward to the cookbook. Congrats on your new little one, too! Exciting times!
The Food Hunter says
Congrats on the cookbook!
Tonia from TheGunnySack says
Congratulations! That is so super exciting! I am amazed at how you could possibly do it all.
Ginny McMeans says
I don’t know how you could write a cookbook with all that goes on in your family. Great job and I can’t wait to buy it! Your brownies look delicious too. Beautiful family.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I am so SO excited for you Stephanie! I know how incredibly hard it is to write a book – it is all-consuming! I seriously cannot wait to get my hot little hands on a copy 🙂 These brownies are exactly what I’d expect from you – gorgeous!
Tasha @thatssoyummy says
Congrats on the cookbook first off but these brownies are terrific and I think I need to stop drooling!!!!
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says
Those look like my kind of brownies! So festive–I imagine these are a perfect alternative to birthday cake 🙂 And the cookbook cover–WOW! I cannot wait to check it out 😀
Stephanie Brubaker says
Thank you and THANK YOU!!! I am so happy with the cover, thanks so much for checking it out 🙂
Liz says
Thank you for the nice recipe. Hang in there – your family is beautiful and worth it!
Stephanie Brubaker says
You’re welcome! And thank you, I sure do love my family 🙂
Debbie Caraballo says
Stephanie, the cookbook is awesome!! My very favorite cookies to make. Would love to have a copy…and thanks for this recipe too!
Stephanie Brubaker says
I appreciate that SO much, Debbie! Thank you!