Dan Sheppard Makes Easter Brownies

Hi Friends & happy Spring! With the snow melted and the warmer air finally making it's way to us, I think it's time to welcome Easter with my festive brownies topped with shredded coconut & Easter treats. The brownies are just perfectly decadent & fudgy. And with a little sprinkle of coconut, they give a nice tropical flavor. The best part? You can load them up even more with yummy Easter basket candy!

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INGREDIENTS
- 10 ounces melted chocolate
- 1 stick butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 4 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 stick butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream at room temperature
- Kelly green food gel color
- Chocolate Easter eggs
- Easter Bunny Peeps
- Shredded Coconut

INSTRUCTIONS

Brownies
- Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.
- Combine both chocolate & butter in heatproof bowl & melt together.
- Pour melted chocolate into large bowl.
- Beat in both sugars on a medium low speed.
- Add in eggs & salt, mixing until smooth.
- Add in both the flour & cocoa powder, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Bake brownies for 50 – 60 minutes & allow to cool completely once out of the oven.

Buttercream
- If not already done prior, sift 4 cups of powdered sugar. When finished, measure out 4 cups of sifted powdered sugar and put away what’s left.
- Beat butter and shortening together until both are well combined, light, and fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Place your stand mixer, or hand mixer, on the lowest possible setting. Begin to slowly and gradually add in your powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time.
- Add in heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, while beating buttercream at a medium speed until light & fluffy.
- Add a few drops of green food gel color and whip on a medium low speed until color is fully incorporated.

Assembling
- In a glass mixing bowl, add your shredded coconut and a few drops of kelly food gel color.
- Incorporate food gel color until shredded coconut is fully green and allow to dry for 10 minutes.
- Frost your brownies with green buttercream.
- Sprinkle on your green shredded coconut. This is going to resemble Easter basket grass but you can actually eat it!
- Top the brownies with 1 Easter bunny peep each along with a couple of golden chocolate Easter eggs.

NOTES
- Room Temperature Ingredients: Be sure to allow your dairy ingredients to reach room temperature. Room temperature ingredients not only combine more effortlessly (no over-mixing needed) but they also trap air so much better. This trap air will expand and produce a fluffy texture during your baking process.

- Prepared Pan: There will always be the "next best way to prepare your pan" article. Simply put however, the most effective way i find in my kitchen is a light rub of shortening around the sides, parchment paper on the bottom of the pan (for majority of baking pans), & a very light dusting of flour (cocoa powder for

[officialdanielsheppard]

Hi Friends! I think you’re going to enjoy these loaded Easter themed brownies 🐣 what are you Easter plans this year?

[AmericanBaker]

Loviing the new intro! And how cute are these Easter brownies? Very creative. I love them. <3

[roosterboylive]

Love how passionate you are about baking man

[pedromatos]

Hi Dan! Bit late on this one, sry, the past few days been rough 😔 Easter brownies, such an incredible idea! Went to Next level with decor, loved it! 😍 The new intro is awesome!! 👍❤☺

[arnoldtrevino]

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[TheBakingDiva]

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