Heart Shaped Brownies with Pink Frosting (Printable)
Charming heart-shaped brownies with rich fudgy centers and creamy pink frosting—ideal for celebrations and special occasions.
# What You'll Need:
→ Brownies
01 - 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
02 - 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
03 - 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
04 - 4 large eggs
05 - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
06 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
07 - 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
08 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
09 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Pink Frosting
10 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
11 - 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
12 - 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
13 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 - Pinch of salt
15 - 2 to 3 drops pink food coloring
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
03 - In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
04 - Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
05 - Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
06 - Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely in pan.
07 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing on low speed. Add milk, vanilla, salt, and pink food coloring, then beat on high until fluffy and evenly colored.
08 - Once brownies have cooled, lift from pan and place on cutting board. Use heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out brownie hearts.
09 - Spread or pipe pink frosting on each heart brownie. Decorate with sprinkles if desired.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- These brownies have this incredible texture thats somehow both fudgy and light, which Ive found is the sweet spot that pleases both the crisp-edge and gooey-center brownie lovers in your life.
- The heart shape transforms an everyday brownie into something that feels special without requiring any fancy decorating skills—even my most lopsided attempts still look adorable.
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- If your brownies are too warm when you try to cut them with the cookie cutter, theyll crumble at the edges and youll end up with delicious but messy heart shapes—I learned this the hard way during a birthday party rush.
- Cooling the brownies in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before cutting gives you the cleanest heart shapes, a trick I discovered after three batches of frustratingly crumbly attempts.
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- Line your pan with parchment paper that extends over the edges to create handles—this makes removing the entire brownie slab effortless and gives you a clean surface for cutting those perfect hearts.
- Reserve the brownie scraps after cutting out hearts and crumble them over ice cream or layer them in parfait glasses with whipped cream for a zero-waste brownie trifle that might become as requested as the hearts themselves.