Description
Delicious mini brownies topped with colorful frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar (sifted; plus more if necessary for frosting consistency)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk (or as necessary for consistency)
- Food coloring gel for frosting (various colors)
- Rainbow chocolate chips or sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a mini cupcake tin or silicone mini cupcake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Melt the butter in the microwave until melted. Once melted, add the sugar, cocoa powder, and salt and mix until smooth.
- Add the vanilla and eggs and combine. Add the flour and chocolate chips until no more flour is visible.
- Using a spoon or tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the brownie mixture into the mini cupcake tins and bake for 13-15 minutes. There should be a total of 24.
- If necessary, run a knife along the edge of the brownies to lift them out of the pan and let cool on a cooling rack before frosting.
- Using a mixer, beat the butter to cream it, about 2 minutes or until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and milk and beat until very fluffy. Depending on the stiffness and consistency of the frosting, and how you prefer it, add more milk to thin it.
- Divide the frosting into 3 different bowls and add orange, purple, and yellow/green color to make the colored frostings.
- Add the frosting to the brownies in a smooth, even layer or pipe frosting on top of brownies by adding frosting to ziplock bags and snipping corners to pipe on top of brownies. Use the back of a spoon to even it out.
- Add rainbow chocolate chips. Let frosting set a few minutes before serving.
- Optionally, buy a tub of vanilla frosting and divide into 3 bowls and add colored frosting as needed.
Notes
- Ensure the brownies are fully cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- Adjust the thickness of the frosting by adding more milk or sugar as necessary.
- Feel free to customize the colors of the frosting to your preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini brownie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 50mg