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Caramel Brownies
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2 sticks Challenge Butter, melted, plus more for pan
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 cup packed light-brown sugar
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
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¾ cup Salted Caramel Sauce
Marshmallow Ghosts
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1 ½ tsp powdered gelatin
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⅓ cup cold water, divided
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1 egg white
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⅓ cup granulated sugar
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1 ½ tsp corn syrup
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½ vanilla extract
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black decorating gel
Caramel Brownies
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1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Line an 8-inch x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter parchment paper and exposed edges of pan, set aside.
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3
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder and salt.
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4
In a large bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and brown sugar. Whisk until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, whisking vigorously until combined. Whisk in vanilla. Mixture should be glossy and smooth. Add dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
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5
Pour two-thirds of batter into prepared pan. Bake for 12 minutes. Gently drizzle caramel sauce on surface, then dollop remaining batter over top. Use a skewer or sharp knife to gently marble batter. Tap pan against counter to even out surface, then bake another 40- 45 minutes, or until edges begin to pull away from the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Let cool completely. Run a sharp knife around the edges to loosen any hardened caramel, then use the parchment paper sling to carefully remove brownies from the pan. Decorate with marshmallow ghosts.
Marshmallow Ghosts
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Place gelatin in a small bowl. Cover with a few tablespoons of the water and set aside to soften.
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Place egg white in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whisk by hand until frothy and expanded enough for mixer to reach it, then use the machine to beat it to soft peaks.
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Heat remaining water, sugar and corn syrup in a medium pot over medium heat. Cook, swirling pot, until sugar has dissolved, then increase heat to medium-high. When syrup reaches 230°F on a candy thermometer, turn on mixer and beat egg whites to stiff peaks; turn off when ready.
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Continue to cook syrup until it reaches 262°F. Stir in softened gelatin and vanilla and stir until gelatin has melted.
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Turn on the mixer to medium and slowly pour hot syrup over egg whites. Increase speed to high and beat until shiny and the bowl is cool to the touch, 7-10 minutes.
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Immediately transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large plain tip (½-inch diameter, or #12 tip). Pipe ghosts on the surface of the cooled brownies (work quickly, marshmallows will begin to set as they cool). When set, use the store-bought black decorating gel to make eyes and mouths on the ghosts.